Joan Wolman Hollander, 80, a native of Baltimore, died of recurrent breast cancer on April 9 at her home of more than 50 years in Chevy Chase, Md.

When Bernard Hollander proposed to his future wife in the spring of 1947, there was one prerequisite: she had to love the Vineyard as much as he did!

Since then, the Hollanders made yearly summer visits to the Island: first staying at the Menemsha Inn, then renting the Mabees' home on the Lagoon followed by the Old School House on North Road, Chilmark.

In 1954, they purchased land and built a simple summer home overlooking Stonewall Pond. For the next 50 years that house has been the scene of countless family dinners, card games, conversation, jigsaw puzzle marathons and laughter.

As a performing pianist of the Friday Morning Music Club in Washington, Mrs. Hollander appeared frequently over the years with numerous local musicians including vocalists, instrumentalists and other pianists. In particular, she and her duo-piano partner Norma Connor have entertained at nursing homes and retirement centers throughout the District of Columbia metropolitan area.

After being stricken with breast cancer in 1972, she served for many years as a "Reach to Recovery" volunteer for the American Cancer Society.

Starting at the age of six, Joan Wolman attended the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore where she later studied piano and dance. After graduation from The Park School, she majored in music at Vassar College, and upon graduation, married Bernard Hollander.

Mrs. Hollander then taught piano at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, where Boris Goldovsky was her teacher and mentor. She soloed with the Boston Pops, with Arthur Fiedler conducting, on Vassar Night in 1948.

Upon moving to Montgomery County, Mrs. Hollander soon was engaged in volunteer activities, including service on the boards of the Community Arts Cooperative, Adventure Theater and the Montgomery County Arts Council, as well as assisting the staff of the Community Psychiatric Clinic and assuming acting roles in many Adventure Theater productions for children. She was also an avid tennis player who played doubles on a weekly basis, up through the last months of her life.

Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Bernard M. Hollander, an attorney with the U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division; her children: Susan and Jeffrey Parker of Chilmark, Jonathan and Noelle Hollander of New York city, David Hollander and Laurie Hackett of Newton and Ellen and Jennifer Hollander of Silver Spring, Md.; her grandchildren: Michael Parker and his wife Daphne, Rebekah Parker, Alex Parker, Isabelle Hollander, Marguerite Hollander, Nicholas Hollander, Brydon Hollander; and great grandchildren: Dayan and Sadie Parker.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Joan's memory to the JSSA Hospice, 6123 Montrose Road, Rockville, MA 20852.