Anna Jean Miltz

Anna Jean Rex (Williams) Miltz passed away on April 28, 2025. She was born on March 19, 1939, in Winamac, IN to Albert Leroy Rex, Sr. and Dora Carolina Rex (Beaver). She was a class of 1957 graduate from Griffith High School, Griffith, IN. Anna married Kenneth James Williams in 1964 (divorced 1982) and shared two sons with him: Christopher Scott Williams and Timothy Kenneth Williams. Anna received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Calumet College in Whiting, IN, in 1981. On December 26, 1984, she left with her son Chris to pursue job opportunities in Texas. Love found her and in June 1985 she married Eugene Lee Miltz and remained married until his passing in 2013. With Gene her family expanded to include his children: Joy, Jan and Jay and their families. During the time of their marriage, she taught high school art and received a master’s degree in educational administration from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, TX, in 1993. Anna’s passions were for her churches; St. Paul’s Episcopal in Hammond (now Munster) and St. Christopher’s Episcopal in Crown Point. She taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. Anna also sang in the choir at St. Paul’s. Outside of church, she taught piano and art classes at the Community College. She loved art history and architecture which she experienced firsthand in her many European travels and times in Australia, New Zealand and China. Anna was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; her brother, Albert Leroy Rex, Jr. and sister, Ana Joan Rex. She is survived by her sister, Adora Joy (Rex) Marchi (Michael Marchi); her sons; granddaughter, Brittany Nicole Williams (Mara Elizabeth); sister-in-law, Mary Darlene Rex; her stepfamily members, former in-laws and their families; cousins; beloved nieces and nephews and many friends. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Christopher Episcopal Church, 12718 Marshall Street, Crown Point, IN. Anna’s cremains will be joined with her husband, Eugene’s at Ft. Sam Houston Cemetery in San Antonio, TX. In lieu of flowers, consider donating to Feeding America, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or St. Christopher Episcopal Church in Crown Point, IN. Burns Funeral Home & Crematory, Crown Point, IN, entrusted with arrangements. www.burnsfuneral.com

Anna Jean Miltz

March 19, 1939 - April 28, 2025