After working 48 years in the Fayette County Treasurer’s Office, Velma Mosher will be retiring at the end of the week. She never applied for the position she currently holds, but was recommended by a former West Union city clerk, Paul Oelberg, back in 1968.
Courthouse 'treasure' retires Friday after 48 years
By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com
The longest tenured courthouse employee will be calling it quits on Friday, July 29. After 48 years in the Fayette County Treasurer's Office, Velma Mosher will be retiring.
The former Hawkeye resident is a 1968 graduate of North High School in West Union. During her senior year, she spent half her day in the West Union City Clerk’s office when it was located in the old city hall building at the corner of Plum Street and South Vine Street. There, she helped former City Clerk Paul Oelberg with clerical work. He later recommended Mosher to Fayette County Treasurer Doris Springer, who called Mosher out of the blue to come in for an interview.