Jane Reber
Aug. 16, 1929-Nov. 2, 2011
Palo Alto, California

Jane Lowy Reber, 82, of Palo Alto, Calif., passed away on Nov. 2, 2011, while traveling in Venice, Italy. She had returned to Venice, a city she greatly admired for its history and culture, to participate in a photography workshop.

Jane was a renowned photographer, tireless world traveler, and her family?s genealogist. She always looked forward to her next adventure and loved sharing her photos with her family. She had a lifelong passion for learning about the arts, foreign languages, and keeping current with technology. She lived life to its fullest by following her favorite saying, "If you rest, you rust."

A third-generation Californian, Jane was born in San Francisco on Aug. 16, 1929, to Dr. Benno Lowy and Amy (Dinkelspiel) Lowy. She graduated from Lowell High School in San Francisco and attended University of California, Berkeley, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Arts. She married Joseph B. Reber, owner of Redwood City Knitting Mills, and moved to Palo Alto in 1952.

Jane is survived by her children Sheldon J. Reber, and his wife Judy Dennis, of Vacaville, CA; Rori Reber, and her husband Allan Stewart, of San Francisco, CA; and Kate Reber, and her partner Laura Mae Alpert, of San Francisco, CA; grandchildren Joel Reber, Mitchell Reber, Solomon Alpert, and Adrian Stewart; and her sister Kathryn Lowy Schorr of San Jose, CA. Jane was preceded in death by her husband Joseph B. Reber on July 23, 1982.

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