Dan Auxter, Circulation zone manger at the BJ for decades, passed away
Tuesday, November 10.
Dan started at the BJ in 1974 and was there for about 30 years. As a
youngster Dan and cousin Steve Auxter delivered newspapers for a few years.
He supervised the outlying district warehouses. Dan’s office was right around the corner from the PC tech department.
When he left, Dave Green took his position.
He began his job at Rapid Start in Rittman in 2008.
His widow is Kathy Gasser Auxter. They have two daughters, Abbie Auxter
Turbert and Emily Auxter Askew, a teacher at Jackson Memorial Middle School since
2015 who lives in Akron.
Dan’s obituary, which appeared in the Medina Gazette and the Wooster Daily
News200:
Daniel C. Auxter, 68, of Creston, passed away peacefully
on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
Dan, who was known as Sarge to many, was born on Oct. 18,
1952 in Wadsworth to the late Eldon and Sylvia (Feesler) Auxter and was a 1971
graduate of Cloverleaf High School where he was the senior class president and
has been the reunion organizer for the class. He later graduated from
Akron University.
On May 26, 1978 he married the former Kathryn “Kathy”
Gasser and she survives.
As a kid, Dan had a paper route in Seville, and as an
adult, Dan was in the newspaper business for 38 years. He had also worked
at Pack Ship Logistics in Orrville and was currently working at Rapid Start in
Rittman. He always had an incredible work ethic which many admired.
Dan was a true American Patriot having supported
Veteran’s Organizations and helping with the laying of the wreaths at Ohio
Western Reserve National Cemetery. He was involved in Junior Achievement
at Norwayne Middle School for 19 years having helped with fundraisers with the
kids for the annual 8th grade Washington DC trips which he had helped chaperone
for 19 years. Dan also taught a newspaper class at Norwayne High School
for several years. Being a man of God, Dan attended Canaan Free Will
Baptist Church where he had organized the food distributions at the church for
a number of years. Dan was a member of the Westfield Country Club and was
a Seville Historian having always had an interest in local history and all
history. Dan will be forever loved and remembered by his family and many
friends.
Surviving are his wife, Kathy, his two daughters, Abbey
(Pat Turbert) Auxter and Emily (Jeff) Askew; grandson, Chase Askew and a
grandson on the way; a brother, David Auxter and his 4 children and his beloved
cat, Tippy.
In respecting Dan’s wishes, a private family service will
be held at Murray Funeral Home in Creston with Pastor Jim McComas
officiating. Tributes may be shared at www.Murray-Funeral-Home.com
Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project or to the
American Red Cross. Dan requested that instead of friends and family
attending calling hours that they would volunteer in the community for two
hours in his memory.
Steve Auxter’s
memories of his cousin, Dan Auxter:
“I want to thank you
for the BJ Alums of November 16 2020. Dan was my cousin, born in the same
year and grew up in the same small town Seville Ohio. Both of us
delivered papers in the 1960s and those memories are dear and fond to me.
Mr. Crawley was our circulation manager
“Dan’s work ethic ,
dedication and tremendous value system was incredible.
“In our later years
before he married Kathy had some great experiences at the old Coloseum.
“After he married
Kathy we continued our strong bond and told stories to our wives about our
experiences in Seville.
“Dan was a success.”
Steve is with Kovack Securities in Brecksville, Ohio.
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