Deborah J. Yuhasz

Deborah Jean Yuhasz was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania to Thomas and Gladys Bush on April 24th, 1957. She is the wife of Joseph Andrew Yuhasz, whom she married on June 24, 2005. They have shared 16 years together, mostly in Edmond Oklahoma. She is survived by two daughters; Kaitlyn (Dean) Webb, and her bonus daughter, Audrey (Doug) Stern, and three bonus sons; Dallas Yuhasz, Clayton Yuhasz, and Matthew (Allyssa) Yuhasz. Also surviving are ten grandchildren; Hattie, Winsley, Marcy, Kyle, Zack, Emma, Carter, Corbin, Wyatt and a soon to be born bonus granddaughter; as well as three great grandchildren. She is also survived by sisters; Pamala Bush, Darlene Wood and Rhonda Hagar, and nieces; Shannon, Jessie, Kelsey and Crystal, and nephews; Harrison and Matthew. Debi spent 28 years pursuing a career in the medical field, mostly home health. She recently retired and dedicated her time to her faith, family, home, & being a grandma. Being Nae Nae was truly one of her greatest joys. That and her jeep, our course.

To properly paint a picture of my mom in the amount of time we have here today would be impossible. She is a wife, a sister, an Aunt, a Nae Nae, a friend, and a mother.

My mom is a firey, spunky, spitfire of a woman. She is also caring, kind, and loving. She has the heart of a servant and the boldness of a lion. She has the great ability of being all things to all people without sacrificing truth. She has a way of loving people that lasts a lifetime. She is a hard-working, determined soul. An overcomer of any obstacle thrown in her way. She was no stranger to struggle, long suffering and trails but she also always knew where her joy, strength and hope comes from. At the end of the day she always knew that victory in all things is His and joy always comes in the morning.

She was a nurse for roughly 28 years, mostly home health, she has a heart and hands to heal. She loved wound care because she said she "loved to watch them heal", as she was caring for her patients she would pray as she dressed and cared for their wounds. Nursing and caring for people has always been her heart, it wasn't until the last 2 years, with the support of her husband Joe, that she hung up her hat on nursing and dedicated her time to retirement.

But even in retirement she still, was rarely ever still. Constantly busying her hands, keeping a beautiful home, caring more intimately with family without the restraints of punching a time clock, and truly enjoying one of her greatest joys, being a Nae Nae to her Hattie Mae.

In this time I believe the Lord also allowed her time to passionately pursue Him in ways she never felt she had the ability to do. I am blessed to have had the chance to watch this pursuit and to have had many revelatory moments together. She is a powerful woman of God, she taught me balance through her walk. I am blessed to have had the opportunity to watch, war, and walk with her through her molding moments, her transition from a Martha into a Mary. To watch her sit at the feet of Jesus, to look and seek His face like never before.

She is "jeep hair, don’t care" & Jesus is the way. To properly paint a picture of her in the amount of time we have here today would be impossible. Everything she does she does well and with her whole heart, in life here and in her new beginning. I have no doubt she is just beginning her best days.

She has walked me through many years of life, & I believe that will continue on. The greatest guidance she ever gave me was directions to finding Jesus and I know that too will continue. In a nut shell I would say "You had a wild side but you had amazing grace."

I feel led to read about Lazarus, a few specific portions of this story continue to stand out to me.

John 11:4 "When Jesus heard it, he said, "This sickness will not end in death but is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it."

If I stood here and said that I have stopped believing for her healing on earth I would be lying. If I said that I don't still have faith that Jesus could say (John 11:39) "Remove the stone", (John 11:43) & shout with a loud voice "Deborah, come out." like Lazarus, it would be a lie.

But what looks like the end, in truth, is only the beginning.

Could He do it, yes. Do I still believe He is good even if He doesn’t, yes. Do I still trust in His every promise and word, without a single doubt. Because I trust in His purpose and plan in all things and ultimately just like with Lazarus, whatever will glorify Him the most is what my heart desires. But the thing with faith is we can't afford not to be hooked up and plugged in. He is my direct line, no matter what He is saying and doing in my life, it is for good. He sees past our circumstance. The areas I have stepped out in faith don't make any sense, they lack so much natural understanding that I cannot afford to stray. Even if it sounds crazy. I cannot afford to think thoughts that are in alignment with this world, I have to stay in alignment with the word. Like Peter, I won't be of little faith, but even if I were, I know I won't sink. But I am in the middle of the ocean, fixing my eyes or it will be my demise. How can we be led to the resurrection power if we don’t simply dare to believe?

Friends will be received from 5pm until the time of funeral services at 7pm Thursday, September 16, 2021 at the SAUL-GABAUER FUNERAL HOME, INC., 273 Route 68, Rochester, PA (adjacent to the Sylvania Hills Memorial Park Mausoleum). www.saul-gabauer.com. Burial will take place on Friday at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies.