Juanita M. Buening, 83, of Coldwater, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater.

She was born January 1, 1938 at her home in Indiana to the late Linus and Esther (Krieg) Muhlenkamp. On August 31, 1957 she married Paul H. Buening who died January 22, 2010.

She is survived by four children, Susan (Michael) Ripploh of Minster, Janice (Jeff) Muhlenkamp of Geneva, IN, Larry Buening of Coldwater and Jean (Bernard) Hummel of Kalamazoo, MI; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; siblings and in-laws, Lou Ann Knoth of Coldwater, Tom Carlisle of Dayton, Kathy Coon of Little Rock, AR, Elmer Kuess of Celina, Janet Muhlenkamp of Portland, IN, Ivan (Sue) Muhlenkamp of Saint Joseph, MI, Lavaughn (Doris) Muhlenkamp of Portland, IN, Ben (Susan) Muhlenkamp of Baldwin, MO, Dorothy Buening of Coldwater, Betty Jane Buening of Coldwater, Mary DeMange of Ansonia and Marita (Tony) Grilliot of Celina.

She was preceded in death by a son Dale Buening; a daughter Mary Buening; siblings and in-laws, Alvin (Dolores) Muhlenkamp, Ernest Muhlenkamp, Cletus Knoth, Irma Kuess, Elaine Carlisle, Ernest Buening, Urban (Rita) Buening, Albert Buening, Greg (Helen) Buening, Roman (Norma) Buening, Robert DeMange, Louis Buening and Clarence Buening.

She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Coldwater, Coldwater Eagles, the Coldwater American Legion Auxiliary and was past president of the St. Cecilia Knights of St. John. Juanita worked at Coldwater Community Hospital for 20 years, 10 years as housekeeper at Holy Trinity Catholic Church rectory and was bookkeeper for Larry's Mowing Service for 25 years.
  A Funeral Mass following all CDC guidelines will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, March 13, 2021 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater with live stream at https://www.coldwatercluster.org/information/watch-mass-online. Burial will follow in St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.

Family may call from 4-5 pm on Sunday. Public viewing from 5-7 pm Sunday and 9-10 am Monday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater.

Memorials may be made to Mercer County Council on Aging or ARC of Mercer County, serving people with intellectual and mental disabilities.

Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.