Joan F. Prahl Joan F. Prahl died September 11, 2025, six days shy of her 92nd birthday, at Evergreen Commons in East Greenbush. She lived in Amsterdam most of her life, relocating to Delmar in 2005.

Joan graduated from St. Mary's Institute in Amsterdam in 1951 and earned an associate degree at Fulton-Montgomery Community College in 1985. She also attended classes at Albany Business College, RPI and the College of Saint Rose. Retiring as an assistant vice president from KeyBank in 1994 after 23 years of service, Joan then worked as an American Greetings merchandiser from 1994 to 1997. Earlier, she worked at New York Telephone, Mohasco Industries, and Ward Products in Amsterdam and GE in Schenectady.

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