Richard “Skip” Kearney Engel
February 26, 2025
Richard Kearney “Skip” Engel, 81, longtime Indianapolis resident, passed away February 26, 2025. Mr. Engel was born January 12, 1944, to the late Henry Kearney and Sally (Ragan) Engel. Skip married JoAnn (Noble) Engel on June 15, 1968, and she survives.
Mr. Engel graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1966 and earned an MBA degree in 1968 from Indiana University. He was a Certified Public Accountant, eventually owning and operating Henry K. Engel & Company, retiring in 2019. In addition to his capable and trustworthy work, he was known for being a good friend to his many clients.
Mr. Engel was a faithful member of St. Matthew Catholic Church since 1976. He was member of the Criterion Board of Directors, past president of the CYO Board, and longtime treasurer of the St. Matthew Men’s Club. Skip enjoyed coaching CYO football and basketball through the years and was appropriately honored with the St. John Bosco Award. An avid Notre Dame fan, Skip will be fondly remembered for his great laugh and for his ability to say a great amount in very few words… but also his penchant for telling long stories. His memory will be cherished by his loving family and many friends.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, John Engel.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, JoAnn; children, Mark (Cassandra) Engel, Amy Engel, and Ann (Rusty) Kinney; grandchildren, Caroline and Allison Engel; Freddie, George, and Sally Kinney.
Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until 12 Noon on Monday, March 3, 2025, in St. Matthew Catholic Church. The Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 12 Noon. Entombment will take place at Our Lady of Peace Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the CYO.
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Skip came into my life when he inherited my late Mother’s tax account upon the death of his own father. He took good care of her and then, which I came into the family assets, me. I always enjoyed my visits with him and the calm deliberate way he went though the process every spring. I was dashed when he retired to spend time with his beloved family, but I am glad for every minute he had with them. My heart goes out to them in this time of great loss.
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Skip was one of the best accountants with a dry sense of humor that I ever met! Through a mutual friend we first met in person in 1976 and had lunch at the City Market, where Skip kept me laughing with his antidotes regarding Notre Dame and then the IRS. He was one of the most honest, hard working and ethical CPA that I ever met. He loved his Lord, his family, and relished being a CPA. Rest in peace Skip, you have well earned being in Heaven. Steve Zinkan
I am sorry to learn about Skips passing.Skip and his family were great neighbors on LaSalle.I pray for comfort to the family.
Ron Cunningham
I remember Skip and Joanne from high school days at Cathedral and St. Agnes. Skip’s brother John spent many hours at our home, friends of my sister Mary and brother Mike. I am thinking of Joanne with sympathy.
Thinking of all the Engel family.
We sincerely regret the Engel Family has lost its kind, humorous and loving father.
Skip was one of my dearest friends at ND. We played a lot of hoops together. I never beat him. A better guy I never met. In many ways he was my go to person whenever I needed it, and my fifty year reunion roommate.