Ann Kendall Hobson Haack

Ann Kendall Hobson Haack died peacefully at home on January 18, 2026. She was 96 years old. Born in Vidalia, LA, on November 9, 1929, Ann was the daughter of William J Kendall and Mary Louise Netterville Kendall of Natchez, MS, where she grew up. Ann graduated from The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, NY, and attended Sophie Newcomb College, where she met John B. Hobson, III. In their early married life, she and John lived in Natchez, MS, and then moved to New Orleans to raise their five children. John Hobson died tragically on January 2, 1971. One world ended but another one opened in 1973 when Ann met Frederick Haack. Ann and Frederick were soon married and moved to Saudi Arabia. They lived an amazing life together for 45 years and resided in Saudi Arabia, India, London, and California and traveling extensively throughout five continents, before settling back in New Orleans 15 years later. Ann and Frederick immersed themselves in New Orleans life for the next 30 years, until Frederick’s death in 2018 at 98 years old. Many summers were spent in Maine with old and new friends and family, but above all, they treasured their time together at their beloved farm in Mississippi.

Ann is survived by her son, J. Kendall Hobson of Murphy, NC and New Orleans; and her four daughters, Ann Soniat, Dodge Hobson (Ivens Robinson), Mary Louise Hobson, all of New Orleans; and Laura Hobson Larson (John Keith), of Alexandria, VA; 8 grandchildren: Jessica Elder, John K. Hobson (Sarah), Lessley Fitzpatrick (Fletcher), William Feltus, Eliza Feltus (JP), Langley Robinson (Jo), Welles Robinson, and Emma Hobson Feltus (Dan), and 7 great grandchildren, and by Frederick’s children, Scilla Smith and Frederick L. Haack, Jr. and their children and grandchildren. Ann’s sister, Mary Louise Kendall Robinson, predeceased her.

Ann was a member of Garden Study Club of New Orleans, the New Orleans Country Club, the New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club, the Biltmore Forest Country Club, NC, and the Colony Club, NY.

The family would like to thank Leobarda Yates, Dolores Trejo, Nidia Zeledon, Carolyn Mayo, and Sandra Crawford for the kindness and compassion they showed Ann.

A memorial service will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1329 Jackson Ave. in New Orleans, on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 1:30pm.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Ann’s honor to Trinity Episcopal Church.