Juanita Louise Londenberg

Juanita Louise Londenberg, 79, of Cedar Park, TX, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 18, 2023, after fighting a courageous battle against Alzheimer’s. On February 9, 1944, Juanita was born in Waco, Texas, to Charles and Alwina (Steinfeld) Londenberg. She was baptized on March 12, 1944 and confirmed on March 30, 1958 at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Waco, TX. Juanita graduated from University High School in Waco, TX in 1962. After graduation she attended the community college where she specialized in secretarial work and excelled at shorthand. On June 26, 1965, Juanita married Floyd Melvin Michalk. Shortly after their marriage they were blessed with two children: Laurie Renee’ and Brian Keith. Juanita began work at Baylor Law School in the late 1970’s where she was the Secretary for the Law Professors and the Baylor Law Review. After moving to Austin in the early 1980s, she began working at the United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit for Judge Sam Johnson. She then went on to work in the Bankruptcy Courts in the mid-80's. After spending several years at the Bankruptcy court, Juanita began working at the Department of Veterans Affairs where she was an Information Technology Oversight Compliance (ITOC) Analyst, which allowed her to travel the world and experience new things. In December 2013, Juanita retired from the VA and began traveling for fun. Juanita spent a lot of time traveling over her life. She visited Germany, Africa, France, Ireland, Italy, Guam, Hawaii, Iceland, Alaska, and took many, many cruises. She loved cruises. She also loved clothes. Stylish clothes. And if she could get it from a thrift store, even better. She spent many hours wandering through thrift stores finding the best deals on beautiful outfits. She was especially good at finding thrift stores in every country she visited. Music was a passion for Juanita. From 1979 until 1983, Juanita fed her love of music as the organist and choir director at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bellmead, TX. Throughout her life she spent many years singing in choirs and playing the organ at several churches around Central Texas. Dancing was one of Juanita’s great loves and after moving to Austin she joined the Heart of Texas Push Whip Dance Club and subsequently became an instructor. She made many friends during her time with the club with whom she spent a lot of time dancing and traveling. Juanita loved to fly airplanes. In 1993, she obtained her private pilot’s license, and she began flying as much as she could. After spending many years renting planes, she and her son Brian purchased a kit plane called a Velocity. She spent every weekend she could over 15 years building this “experimental airplane” with Brian at her home in Austin and then at the Taylor Airport. When she traveled for the VA, she would sometimes rent an airplane to experience the scenery from above. Cakes were a recurring theme in Juanita’s life. In the mid-70’s she began making wedding cakes and other special occasion cakes for family and friends. She has made cakes for weddings, birthdays, and church events, and continued to make cakes until 2022. Juanita is survived by daughter Laurie Renee’ Dietz, husband Troy Dietz, son Brian Keith Michalk, wife Teresa Michalk, granddaughter Ashley Nicole Dietz-Hennick, husband Corbin Hennick, her brothers Edwin and David Londenberg and sister Elizabeth Zoch, as well as many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents Charles and Alwina (Steinfeld) Londenberg and brother Gilbert Londenberg. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, August 17th, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 3501 Red River St., Austin, Texas 78705.

Juanita Louise Londenberg

February 9, 1944 - July 18, 2023