Norma J. Mosier of Kersey, a registered nurse who helped establish the first hospice program across Elk and Cameron counties, passed away peacefully on Wednesday at McKinley Health Center, Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc. reported.
She was 88 years old. Born on January 17, 1938, in St. Marys to the late John and Caroline Sarginger Drabant, she lived her entire life in the region and graduated from St. Marys High School.
In 1959, she earned her nursing degree from the Butler School of Nursing. While she spent years working in local doctors’ offices and hospitals, her most enduring professional footprint came as a community nurse serving Elk and Cameron counties.
Before retiring, she played an essential part in establishing the area’s very first hospice program. Memorial donations may be directed to the Penn Highlands Community Nurses Hospice Memorial Fund at 757 Johnsonburg Road, Suite 200, in St. Marys.
On June 4, 1966, she married George A. Mosier at the Sacred Heart Church. The couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this past summer, and her husband survives her.
Family formed the center of her daily life. She is survived by two daughters, Kathy Dowie and her husband Jamie of Kersey, and Barb Mosier of Morgantown, West Virginia, alongside two sons, Louis Mosier and his wife Shanda of Weedville, and Dan Mosier and his wife Melissa of Kersey.
She also leaves behind eight grandchildren: Mariah, Trenton, Braydon, Gavin, Nicholas Blumish, Caroline Blumish, Garrett, and Jack Mosier, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Her family circle extended through deep local roots, though she was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Ruth Zelt and an infant sister named Shirley, and four brothers, Robert, John, Thomas, and an infant brother named Joseph Drabant.
Beyond her healthcare career, she was a devoted parishioner of St. Boniface Church, where she actively taught CCD, participated in the Cursillo Movement, and served on the Bereavement Committee. Outside of her church and professional work, she enjoyed gardening and baking homemade treats for her family.
The family expressed sincere gratitude to the dedicated staff at the Penn Highlands DuBois ICU Unit, McKinley Health Center, and Laurel Brook Personal Care for the compassionate support provided during her care.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in the St. Boniface Gathering Space at 355 Main Street in Kersey, Pennsylvania. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:00 AM at St. Boniface Church, with Rev. Christopher Beran celebrating. Burial will take place in St. Boniface Cemetery.
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