Anne Miriam Asumeng

Anne Miriam Nana Amma Adeni Pomaa Asumeng (Née Botwe) was born on July 10, 1976 in Kumasi, Ghana to the late Kenneth Botwe and Dorothy Osei. She was raised with three siblings and was educated in Takoradi, Ghana at Archbishop Porter Girls’ Secondary School and the Archbishop Porter Post-Secondary Polytechnic, where she started honing her talents, including executive office management and event planning.

On February 15, 2003, Anne united in marriage to Yaw Asumeng in Kumasi, Ghana. From their union four children were born, twin daughters, Malinda “Maame” Asumeng and Salinda “Nana” Asumeng, and two sons, Radley “Papsy” Asumeng and the late Jediyah “Owura” Asumeng (2018), whom they raised passionately and intentionally in and around the Silver Spring, Maryland area. Anne is remembered as an adored wife and confidante to her husband and a devoted “tiger” mom to her ever-cherished children.

She worked at the Ghana Embassy in Denmark, where her outstanding performance earned her a transfer to the Ghana Embassy in Washington, DC, United States, where she has worked for the past 22 years. She has served the Embassy with distinction and has supported and served the Ghanaian community in the DMV in numerous ways, including counseling many who turned to her in their moments of need.

Anne accepted Jesus at an early age and was raised in the church. When she arrived in the United States in 2003, she sought a church home at Clifton Park Baptist Church, where she and Yaw would later join in 2005 and dedicate their children to the Lord. From 2010 to 2022, she and Yaw served together as directors of the Sparks Club (K-2nd graders) in AWANA, a program targeting children and youth with age-specific and appropriate group Bible teaching. Anne also served with Yaw as a grief coach and she was an inaugural leader in The Starting Point, an adult on-boarding membership process. She was a faithful and devoted Bible study student, a prayer warrior, and discipler.

Anne left us way too soon on Thursday, May 1, 2025. Amma, as she was affectionately called, is survived by her mother Dorothy Osei of Kumasi, Ghana, her husband of 22 years, Yaw Asumeng, daughters, Malinda and Salinda, son, Radley; her sister, Mrs. Patricia Appiah of Silver Spring; her brother, Henry David Botwe of Birmingham, United Kingdom; and aunts, uncles, cousins, many family members, and a host of friends, who will forever remember her vibrant and fighting spirit. She is and will be deeply missed.

Amma’s legacy of building a safety net for those in need will continue to inspire us as we remember how she fostered community connections.