August "Gus" Kovacic

Saturday, January 1, 2011

August "Gus" Kovacic, age 89, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, at the Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul, Kan. He was born Aug. 23, 1921, in Girard, Kan., the son of John and Katie Kovacic. Gus graduated from the Arma High School and attended Pittsburg State University. He served with the United States Army during World War II. Gus married Evelyn Bailey on Feb. 28, 1947, in Wichita, Kan. Gus had worked for Bruce Marble and Granite Works in Fort Scott for more than 50 years. He was a member of the Olson Frary Burkhart Post No. 1165 Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. Gus enjoyed outdoor activities of all kinds especially fishing and duck hunting.

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