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Independence – Richard E. Engen, 83 years old, of Independence, Iowa, died on Thursday, December 17, 2020, at ABCM Rehab. – East Campus in Independence. He was born on September 1, 1937, in Clarion, Iowa, the son of Harold Hanson and Alma Henrietta (Marcus) Engen. He graduated from high school in Clarion with the Class of 1955. He then graduated from Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa, in 1959. Mr. Engen taught high school social studies and driver’s education, and coached football, basketball, and baseball in the Independence Community School District in Independence. He also was the school employee contract negotiator. He retired in 1997. On June 9, 1963, he and the former Joan Frances Stupp were married at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Independence. She preceded him in death in 1998. Mr. Engen was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, a charter member of the Kiwanis Club in Independence, and an Independence City Councilman for 12 years. ....