[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 17, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E719]
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                        TRIBUTE TO MARTY RIEKEN

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 17, 2016

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Marty Rieken of Oakland, Iowa, as he ends his term as 
President of the Iowa Funeral Directors Association (IFDA).
  Marty has a long history of service within the field. He graduated 
from the Worsham College of Mortuary Science and became an apprentice 
at the Sellergen Lindell DeMarce Funeral Home in Red Oak, Iowa. Shortly 
after leaving his apprenticeship, Marty was hired as the Funeral 
Director of the Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon, Iowa. After years of 
hard work and dedication Marty now owns the Rieken Vieth Funeral Home 
in Oakland, Iowa and the Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold, Iowa. In 
addition to helping Iowa's families through their times of need, he has 
also been an active member of and tireless advocate for the Iowa 
Funeral Directors Association.
  Marty's service to the Iowa Funeral Directors Association (IFDA) 
began in 2010 as the District 4 Governor, and then became the 
Secretary-Treasurer in 2013. In 2014, Marty served as President-Elect 
and was installed as President in 2015. Under Marty's leadership, the 
IFDA has seen unprecedented development and growth. He also implemented 
the IFDA's five year strategic plan and his guidance to the IFDA Board 
of Governors has helped to promote and support funeral service 
excellence.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend Marty for his dedication and honorable service 
to Iowa families and the IFDA. It is an honor to represent him in the 
United States Congress. I ask my colleagues in the United States House 
of Representatives to join me in congratulating Marty for his 
outstanding leadership and in wishing him nothing but continued 
success.

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