Dad was a patient and kind soul who was always willing to help or care for others.  He was always busy, but wasn’t too busy for family.  He helped out in countless ways; he built or fixed many items, shared his wisdom about life and taught us many of life’s lessons. He enjoyed building with wood, working in a garden and especially cooking.  Dad passed these skills to all of us and I have shared them with my kids; we all garden, cook and haven’t been afraid of tackling any projects around our homes.  Favorite moments were in the kitchen making and sharing special dinners, soups or Christmas cookies.  We make so many kinds of cookies and share with friends and neighbors making the holidays a special time.   As time passed, grandchildren came to help decorate them which we continued long after our parents move to FL.  We still continue to bake and share today; always making the favorites.
Our parents also shared their love of the outdoors.  They showed me so much of our beautiful country while camping while growing up and they continued to travel so much after retirement.  We all still follow in their footsteps and will continue to do so.  The Klug family reunions certainly helped; each family planned a long weekend where we would get to learn about family we rarely got to see.  I know how much traveling meant to him as his recent conversations had him returning from somewhere.  My hope that his afterlife is filled with family and friends traveling into his dreamland.

Uncle Augie was always my favorite uncle. He was always sweet,
funny and incredibly fun. I always loved how he and Dad just
picked up where they left off from the last visit.
I will always remember when he and Aunt Mary came to visit when my daughter, Jill was small. She walked up the Uncle Augie, snuggle up on his lap and thought he was Grandpa. (Paul)
Dad was sitting nearby and started talking and Jill looked up at
 Augie. The look on her face was priceless. What a sweet moment.
Visiting the family farm with Dad and Augie in 2017 was amazing.
Listening to their stories, finding the exact spot where they would take out their rowboat to fish was very emotional for both of them. That is another moment I will never forget. RIP Uncle Augie.
You will always have a special place in my heart.

Laurel Klug Hagopian

Grandpa, 

I have so many fond memories of our time together. From my earliest memories of visiting you and Grandma on Spruce Street with the green candy jar, Midnight, your amazing basement workshop. The wonderful volunteering you did at events like the church carnival where you introduced me to the Phillie Phanatic for the first time and your amazing soup suppers which you brought into retirement in Winter Haven. I will never forget the great family camping trips in your various campers. It was always fun sitting around the fire roasting marshmallows, these trips allowed me to instill the joy of camping in my kids over the years. Melissa and I will always cherish our memory of your blessing at our wedding. Thank you for being a wonderful role model and amazing grandfather. I love you and miss you. You will never be forgotten.

Douglas

Family & Friends,

On learning that I am the youngest living sibling, you may ask, is this possible? Because of the age difference (my oldest brother was 27 when I was born) I cannot really say I knew them well except for family reunions for a few hours. Time treasured. There are two exceptions, our sister Marie, who was like a mother to me in the early years, (and always lived close tome here in California) and Augie. Augie & I would together do farm chores, we walked 4 miles to the same school, fished often and built things in the basement. We enjoyed each other and never fought. In the early family building years, we were separated by 3000 miles but followed parallel paths. In the mature years, Ginny and I enjoyed visiting and traveling with Augie & Mary and enjoyed seeing their part of Florida. The fish fries and of course Augie’s lasagna were special. In the later years, we didn’t talk much but nothing was left unsaid. Augie and I together planned a couple successful reunions. We loved getting so many Klug’s together. So many great times. We were both pleased that Marilyn and Lynn had come into our lives. Both Augie and I were special to each other.

I will miss him.
Paul

I’m sorry to learn of Uncle Augie’s passing.  He was never  Gus to my dad , always “Augie”. Of all nine uncles he was the most like my dad. In addition to the Klug nose, he possessed a great sense of understated humor, was  a devoted husband and one of the “greatest generation”.  

Niece Leslie Klug Mercer

Dads are such an important part of our lives no matter how old we are.  You were our "One in a Million."  Love you always!

Mary Jo

Gus was a wonderful friend, a loyal, caring neighbor and we will surely miss him.  We live across the street and I will never forget as I sat on our stoop waiting for our furniture from Ohio to be delivered, Gus came over welcomed us, offered me a chair and invited us as his and Mary's guest  to a soup supper they were having that evening for the community.  Gus enjoyed cooking and baking.  His specialty was zucchini bread and he always made a loaf for us.  Shortly after we moved in Gus was digging up plants and ask if we would like a yellow bush that he was replacing.  He brought the bush to me, I planted in front of our morning room and now almost 30 years later it still has beautiful yellow blooms and is over 6 feet tall.  That bush is a reminder to us of a dear man and friend.

OBITUARY

August "Gus" Klug

October 20, 1926 – September 1, 2024

Baldwin Fairchild Alternatives at All Faiths

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