Juanita, the oldest child of William H. and Ruth Roberts was born on January 22, 1926 in Leesville, LA. She grew up in Latex, LA until entering Byrd High School in Shreveport, LA. Juanita was a very competitive tennis player while in high school going to the state championship one year.
She met her husband Harold Mueller during his pilot training at Barksdale Field in Bossier City during World War II. They were married the following year on October 28th 1944.
In 1950 they started a family and raised 5 children in the Casa View neighborhood in Dallas TX and attended St. Pius X church. Eventually the family moved to Arlington TX and they attended St Maria Goretti and Most Blessed Sacrament churches.
Juanita and Harold were members of Rolling Hills Country Club where they enjoyed socializing and playing golf. Juanita won the women’s club championship tournament two times and had at least one hole in one! She was also an avid bridge player, and enjoyed bean bag baseball in her last years at Town Village Crossing retirement home.
Juanita will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold A. Mueller, her mother and father, and her brother William Roberts Jr.
She is survived by her daughter, Marilyn Onoda and husband Thomas; daughter Sandy Michalka and husband Martin; son Hal Mueller Jr. and wife Kathy; son Tony Mueller, and daughter Margaret Wamsley and husband Bob; sixteen grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren.
Grandchildren: Omata, Teri, Ricky, Maomi, Jacquelyn, Eleanor, Emily, Meredith, Jacqueline, Danielle, David, Colton, Dylan, Matt, Danny & Maddie.
Great-Grandchildren: Christian, Lillian, Olivia, Sam, Isaac, Amelia, Sophia, Nicolas Lane, Harper, Bayler, Kylie, Ashton, Jailynn, Isaiah, Sevyn, Halle, Braden, and Morgan.
Visitation on Monday, June 29th from 5-7pm and funeral to be held on Tuesday, June 30th 12:30. Both at Moore Funeral Home, Arlington.
Graveside service to be held after funeral at 2:30pm at DFW National Cemetery.
Funeral and graveside service for family and invited guests only due to limitations.
