James R. Yohey

GUILDERLAND — James Robert Yohey, a long-time director of Fredendall Funeral Home, died on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. He was 76.

He was born in Pontiac, Michigan, the son of the late William Clayton Yohey and Melva M. Jones Yohey. He lived for a time in Birmingham, Michigan, before his family moved to Guilderland in 1961.

Elizabeth Anne Hurley

Elizabeth “Libby” Anne Hurley died Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, at Nashoba Park assisted living in Ayer, Massachusetts, just one week after moving there to be near family. She was 72.

Frances Jane Hahn

Frances Jane Hahn, a nurse who loved to quilt and to travel, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, Nov. 12, in the loving care of her husband of 75 years, Harold. She was 95.

She was born to Dorothy and William Gooler of Grassy Point, New York in April of 1930.

James J. Carroll Jr.

ALBANY — A local union man affectionately known as “Jimmy,” remembered for his big Irish grin and an even bigger heart, died suddenly in his Florida home on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.

James John Carroll Jr., born on Nov. 10, 1940, was 84 years old.

Bill Aylward

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

ALTAMONT — William “Bill” F. Aylward taught his five children that, with perseverance, they could succeed in accomplishing whatever they set their minds to.

“He made us believe that we could do anything we wanted to do,” said his daughter, Sharon. “That’s basically how we’ve all lived our lives.”

Michael C. Abraham, M.D.

Dr. Michael C. Abraham, who practiced family medicine in Dolgeville for years, loved music and doing outdoor sports like cycling, hiking, and skiing.

He died on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, at the age of 76.

Harold N. Guest III

HUNTERSLAND — Harold “Harry” Norman Guest III , who had a career as a corrections officer, was an avid outdoorsman and dedicated family man.

He died peacefully at his Huntersland home on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was 66.

Shirley Murrell Fronk

ALTAMONT — Shirley Murrell Fronk, born Shirley Louise Dingwall on Aug. 15, 1943, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, surrounded by loved ones and under the attentive care of hospice. She was 82 years old.

Christopher G. Micardi

SCHOHARIE — Christopher G. Micardi, a sales manager with a warm heart, died suddenly at his Fort Road home in Schoharie on Tuesday, Oct. 28, of natural causes. He was 61.

Mark Jacobson

GUILDERLAND — “It is with heavy hearts that the family of Mark Jacobson, 50, of Guilderland announce his passing on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones,” his family wrote in a tribute.

Born Nov. 5, 1974 in Albany, he was the son of the late Howard and Lynda (née Finch) Jacobson.

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