Jacob Nana Kwafo Kuma (OB) Anoff

Jacob Nana Kwafo Kuma Anoff (OB), 63, of Mount Vernon,NY/Accra, Ghana passed away on December 15th, 2020 following a long and strenuous battle with COVID-19. OB was born and raised in South Labadi, Ghana and emigrated to the United States in 1981. He graduated from Fordham University with a degree in Marketing and went on to become an audience management director for many publishing companies in the tri-state area (NY/NJ/CT) area. His career in publishing spanned nearly 30 years as he worked with many notable media companies including Nielsen Business Media, Inc. and Vendome Group. in his spare time, he enjoyed watching sports, traveling the world and spending time with his family and friends. Ob was a kind and loving husband to his wife, Christina Anoff as well as a doting father to his three children, Alice, Elizabeth and Christopher (Big Guy). Ob was known for his love of soccer, politics and his infectious joyous spirit. He lived each day with levity and welcomed death because he knew he had a spot reserved for him in heaven. Aside from being survived by his wife and three children, Ob also leaves behind four siblings, a son-in-law, Matthew Iversen and two grandchildren, Rose and Jacob Iversen.