This just got worse actually. Delta.com has no clue about the changes (yet) but KLM does of course. The email my family member got was direct from KLM with a link to their website. Turns out the return flight is also cancelled and they were pushed to a later originating flight to AMS which forces a misconnect. They now arrive 1335 but their connection departs 1325. I would have thought KLM would realize that and rebook their connection but that doesn't appear to have happened.
Since the flights aren't until September and I'm fairly positive there will be more changes coming up I'll advise my family members to just sit tight for a while; at least until Delta figures out this first round of changes.
Thanks,
-RM