Jane Wolf Hochberg passed away peacefully on Friday, June 16, 2023.

She was born on April 27, 1943, to Arthur and Bobbie Wolf in Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, her teen years were marked by tragedy, with the death of her mother shortly before her 14th birthday. Arthur remarried shortly thereafter, only to die a scant two years later. Jane and her two younger brothers were raised by their stepmother, Elma Kahn Wolf, who considered them her children, and whose family considered them their family, as well. Jane suffered tragedy a third time at age 20 when her youngest brother, Tommy, died of a complex and rare disease.

However, Jane refused to let any of this define her. She met her future husband Phil at age 23, while they both worked at the Federal Communications Commission. She loved life; loved to travel either with friends or with Phil alone. In the last few decades, they traveled throughout the U.S. and in fact all over the world, including China, India, Japan, the Far East, Western and Eastern Europe, and to South America.

Jane loved art, serving as a docent at the National Gallery of Art for 31 years, leading tours of both the East and West Wings for school children.

But anyone who knew her knows that absolutely nothing brought her more happiness than her two children and five grandchildren. She shared every bit of news about them with anyone she could and did it as soon as she was given the ok by the family.

Jane is survived by her husband of 55 years, Philip, her children, Abigail (Stephen) Shannon and Jeffrey (Mindy) Hochberg, and her grandchildren, Aidan, Emma, Clare, Jessica and Owen. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 10 a.m. at Washington Hebrew Congregation, 3935 Macomb St., NW, with interment to follow at King David Memorial Gardens. Shiva details to be announced. Memorial contributions may be made to Children's Charities Foundation (ccfdc.org).