Anne Marie Hobbs, "Mama Hobbs", 55. Of Great Mills, MD, formerly of Huntingtown, MD, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2024 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on September 10, 1968, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Delores Esak and the late Charles Esak. Anne was the ex-wife of the late John W. Hobbs, whom she married in Prince Frederick, MD, and who preceded her in death on October 11, 2015. She is survived by her children, Kelly A. Hobbs of Great Mills, MD and Cathy M. Tenhoff of Upper Marlboro, MD, her son-in-law, Russell Tenhoff of Upper Marlboro, MD, her sisters Mary Glenn (Esak) of Colonial Beach, VA and Debbie Redfern (Esak) of Martinsburg, WV, and her five fur grandchildren, Reagan the cat, Twilight the cat, and Baxter the tree frog, all of Great Mills, MD, Jack the dog, and Hugo the dog, both of Upper Marlboro, MD.

Anne graduated from Northern High School in Owings, MD in 1986. She then went on to earn her associate's degree in accounting from Prince George's County Community College in 1989. Anne moved to St. Mary's County, MD from Lusby, MD in 2013 and was a Senior Accountant for New Horizons Supported Services, Inc. for ten years, retiring in July 2023. She found peace and comfort being by the water and taking trips to Ocean City, MD, where she shared many fond memories with her family. Anne was a former treasurer for Patuxent High School Band Boosters, enjoyed 80s music—Bon Jovi was her favorite 80s band, attending shows for local bands, as well as bird watching and bird feeding.

The family will receive friends on Monday, June 10, 2024, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, with prayers recited at 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD. Interment will be private.

Contributions may be made to A Community That Shares (ACTS), P.O. Box 54, Bushwood, MD 20618, American Diabetes Association (ADA) diabetes.org, Owl Moon Raptor Center, 20201 Bucklodge Road, Boyds, MD 20841, and/or the American Kidney Fund (AKF) kidneyfund.org.

Anne was a beneficiary of ACTS and AKF, receiving mobility aides as well as monies towards medicare payments for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) during the last year of her life.