Anna Hofmann Tietjen

Anna Hofmann Tietjen, 89, of Waxhaw, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Born in Germany on April 17, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Michael Hofmann and Anna Schmitt Hofmann. She was preceded in death by her husband, Horst George Tietjen, her grandson James Tietjen, two brothers, Heinrich Hofmann and Johann “Hans” Hofmann, and a sister, Hilda Priebusch (Kurt).

Anna is survived by her two sons, Ron Tietjen (Lisa) and Jimmy Tietjen, her daughter, Heidi Saulpaugh (Hank), eight grandchildren, Helena Tietjen, Nicole Tietjen Evangelista (Michael), Joseph Tietjen, Dieter Tietjen, Olivia Eddings (Jacob), Andrew Saulpaugh, Timothy Saulpaugh, and Julia Saulpaugh, and a great-grandson, Nicholas. She is also survived by two brothers, Manfred Hofmann (Anne Marie) and Josef “Zep” Hofmann, and a sister-in-law, Christa Hofmann.

She will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sister whose quiet strength and enduring love for her family defined her long life.