Erika was born on April 13, 1929 in Vienna, Austria to Franz and Maria Kuscher. She grew up during World War II in Vienna, along with her brother Herbert Kuscher. After high school, she met Robert Motley, while he was serving in the Army stationed in Vienna. They were married a short time later. Robert and Erika welcomed their 1st child, Lillian, in 1952. In 1955, they welcomed their son, Robert (“Bobby”). While Robert was in the Army, the family moved quite a bit. They lived in Vienna, Salzburg, Washington, Missouri, Kansas, and Berlin. After the Army life, they settled in Kansas and later moved to Texas to be close to Lillian and Bobby. Erika was a very loving grandmother to Jeffrey, Tiffany and Magan and was a proud great-grandmother of nine great-grandchildren. After living many years in her and Robert’s home in Garland, Texas, Erika moved into Brookdale.
Erika was full of life, a tad bit feisty and very strong-willed. She loved her family, her dogs, traveling, capturing life through a camera lens, baking, cooking and she had a very green thumb. She loved to travel and explored many places in the world. She took an endless supply of pictures, capturing many moments of her life, her family, her furr-babies, and her many travels. She loved spending time planting flowers and working in her garden, watching the birds and enjoying the weather. She was a true dog lover. She made her house a home to many furr-babies throughout her life. One of her most special furr-companions was her Yorkshire Terrier Mitzi.
She is survived by her son Robert Motley; her daughter and son-in-law Lillian and Dennis Matthews; her grandchildren Jeffrey Matthews and his wife Datha, Tiffany Matthews-Benedetto and her husband Damon, and Magan Matthews-Webb and her husband Charles; and her great-grandchildren Madison, Colton, Kaylie, Joleigh, Hudson, Hunter, Parker, Mason and LilyAna.
Erika's Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Calvary Hill Funeral Home in Dallas, Texas.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.calvaryhilldallas.com for the Motley family.
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