Our Staff

Our Valued Staff

Our staff is comprised of dedicated and licensed professionals with the experience to answer all your questions regarding our services. Please feel free to contact any of our staff members at any time.

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Martin Rieken

Owner/Funeral Director

Marty Rieken grew up in Griswold, IA, where he graduated from Griswold High School in 1993. He attended South Dakota State University and graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science. Marty attended Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Wheeling, IL, and graduated in 1998. He worked at several different funeral homes before he and his wife Kristy purchased Vieth Funeral Home from Alan and Suzanne Vieth in 2001. They purchased the Duhn Funeral Home in 2012.

In January 2020, Marty & Kristy Rieken purchased Hackett-Livingston Funeral Home. Marty and Kristy have five children: Kyler, Keaten, Kort, Kasper, and Maelie.

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Kristy Rieken

Co-Owner

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Staci L. Shearer

General Manager/Funeral Director/Pre-Need Agent

Staci was born and raised in the community of Farragut, where she currently resides. Staci has been involved in funeral service since 2005, when she graduated from Kansas City Kansas Community College with a degree in Mortuary Science. She believes that her work in the funeral industry is making a difference in people's lives. To her, being a funeral director is more than just a job title, its her passion.

Staci currently attends church at United Faith in Sidney, is chairperson of the Farragut Cemetery Board, a member of the Shenandoah Rotary Club, serves on the Admiral Manor Housing Board in Farragut and is a part-time pastor for various churches throughout southwest Iowa. Staci also hold a funeral directors license in the State of Missouri. Her family includes her grown children Riley Scroggie and fiance Holly Harris of Tulsa, OK and Miranda Scroggie of Sparks, NV along with her fiance Brian Maxine and his daughter Sophie of Shenandoah. She is the daughter of Kirk and Sherry (Funkhouser) Shearer now of Bettendorf, Iowa. Some of her favorites include enjoying seafood dishes, spending time outdoors walking and traveling.

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Judy Lundgren

Support Staff

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Richard Robinson

Support Staff