Deborah J. Kull

Deborah "Debbie" (Yohman) Kull, 59, passed away Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at her home in Chicago. Debbie was born July 10, 1954, in Mt. Pleasant, the daughter of Shirley and Henry Yohman, of North Huntingdon. She was a 1972 graduate of Norwin Senior High School, where she was a varsity cheerleader. At the time of her death, Debbie was vice president of Operational Excellence at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Deb was the senior executive responsible for the design, development and deployment of the UCMC performance excellence initiative. Prior to her work at UCMC, she was system director for Operational Excellence at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill., where she led the implementation of process improvement tools to build a culture of continuous improvement at all levels of the organization. She previously led similar initiatives at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Altivity Packaging/Graphic Packaging International, GM, Toyota and Volkswagen. She holds a BS in business administration from Baker College and an MBA from New York Institute of Technology. Debbie was preceded in death by her grandparents, Mary and Gilmer Smith, Emily and John Yohman; and stepson, Kurtis. Debbie will be dearly missed and lovingly remembered. She leaves behind to cherish her memory, a beloved husband of 31 years, R. Larry Kull; parents, Shirley and Henry Yohman Sr.; brother, Henry Yohman Jr. and wife, Barbara, and their daughters, Ashley and Natalie; sister, Luann Fraicola and husband, Bill, and their son, Chase; stepchildren, Larry and Cindy Kull and their children, Stevie and Levi, Teri Scott and her children, Sean and Alex, and friend, Ron, and Renee Mackaness-Cheanvechai and her husband, Bob, and children, Erica, Colin, Noah and Naiya; and Larry's brother, Ron Kull and his wife, Rita, and their children, Mandy, Ron Jr. and Doug. Friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the WILLIAM SNYDER FUNERAL HOME, 521 Main St., Irwin, PA 15642, 724-863-1200, where a funeral service will be held at noon Saturday with Pastor Nick Poole and the Rev. Bruce Maxwell officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Westmoreland Walks Inc., P.O. Box 537, Greensburg, PA 15601.

Deborah J. Kull

July 10, 1954 - January 13, 2014