Vernon L. Moser, 71, of Butler died Saturday at his home.

Born March 19, 1935, in Cabot, he was the son of Alfred J. and Margaret Kelly Moser.

He worked in the maintenance department at Moonlight Mushroom and retired in 1999 after 38 years.

Mr. Moser was a member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Cabot.

Surviving are his wife, Norma Benke Moser, whom he married May 2, 1955; two sons, Vernon P. Moser of Culmerville and Roy D. Moser of Hampstead, Md.; four daughters, Mrs. Brian (Diana) Clifford of Lynchburg, Va., Mrs. Mark (Wanda) Tutelo of Gilbert, Ariz., Mrs. Gordon (Patrice) Baumgardner of Beaver Falls and Sharon Moser of Butler; three brothers, James and Walter Moser, both of Cabot, and Donald Moser of Forest, Va.; and three sisters, Mrs. Violet Berz of Fort Wayne, Ind., Mrs. Larry (June) Parker of Owensboro, Ky., and Mrs. Sylvia Oyler of Cabot;

Also surviving are 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

A brother preceded him in death.

<B>MOSER </B>— A Mass of Christian burial for Vernon L. Moser, who died Saturday, May 27, 2006, was today at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church. Burial followed at Lakewood Memorial Gardens.Memorial donations may be made to the VNA Hospice, 154 Hindman Road, Butler, PA 16001.Arrangements are being handled by the <B>Fox Funeral Home</B>.