Fayette County Pheasants Forever accepted a donation of $102,686.92 from the estate of the late Robert Margroff of Elgin. Dick Jensen, neighbor and personal representative of Margroff, presented a check to the group at its meeting on Tuesday evening, July 12. Those present for the occasion include (l-r) Larry Glass, Leon Deutsch, George Schaefers, Dick Jensen, Rod Marlatt, Blake Gamm, Brett Whitcher, and Eric Boehm.
Margroff donation benefits Pheasants Forever
Brian Smith
Contributing Writer
bsmith@fayettepublishing.com
Fayette County Pheasants Forever accepted a donation of $102,686.92 from the Estate of the late Robert E. Margroff of Elgin. Margroff died May 25, 2015, and was the son of Ervien and Lulu (Timmons) Margroff.
A 1948 graduate of West Union High School, Robert was trained as a linotype operator in Charles City. He set type for the newspaper in Harlan before returning home to rural Elgin to live on the family farm after the death of his father. It was then that he began to pursue his passion for writing.