Marijo C. Hobbs OBITUARY

Marijo Hobbs passed away from cancer on June 6th, 2024, at her residence in Downers Grove, Illinois. She was born March 28, 1947, in Youngstown, Ohio. Her parents were Charles A. Caposell and Martha (Stevenson) Caposell.

Marijo was married in 1970 to James C. Hobbs, deceased. Her children are Rachel E. Hobbs of Los Angeles, California and Jared C. Hobbs of St. Charles, Illinois. She has one granddaughter, Aubrey Jean Hobbs.

She received a B.A. Degree in English Composition from the University of Pittsburgh. In 1980, she began her own graphic design studio, Baseline Graphics, in Pittsburgh, PA and then in Downers Grove, IL.

Marijo was a very skilled artist, poet, and recognized community gardener. Gardening was her passion, especially native plant gardening. From a young age her beautiful gardens looked as though they belonged in Homes & Gardens magazine. After caring for her elderly father in the late 1990s for four years, she gradually segued into a professional caregiver position, which she loved.

Besides her children and granddaughter, she leaves a brother, Charles D. Caposell of Fairfax Station, Virginia, and a sister, Elizabeth J. Caposell of Carroll Valley, Pennsylvania. Funeral arrangements are private.