Ipswich native Dr. Jim Engler has served the area as a dentist since July, 1978.

A few years later he added time in an Aberdeen office also. In July 2019 the Ipswich Dental office closed. Dr. Engler continued to practice in Aberdeen.

Dr. Engler will retire as a dentist on Dec. 20, 2019.

Aberdeen Dental will host a retirement open house on Wednesday, Dec. 18 in their office in Aberdeen from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The office is north of Menards.

Engler and his wife Sharon have three daughters. The first, Andrea, was born the day after Dr. Engler took his State Boards before setting up his Ipsw...