Kayla Elsenburg

On the morning of April 7, 2013, one of the lights of our lives, Kayla Marie Radloff-Elsenburg of Hewitt fell asleep in death. Services will be 1:30 pm, on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on I35. The family will receive visitors Friday, April 12, from 6-8 pm at the Pecan Grove Funeral Home 3124 Robinson Dr. Kayla was born July 17, 1989, in Amarillo, Texas. She attended Graham High School and graduated from University High School in Waco, TX. She worked for Aramark – Baylor dining services since August 2007. For the last two years she was the lead cashier and lead prep cook at Season’s Sushi Café in the North Village Community Center.
Kayla married the love of her life, Johnie William Elsenburg IV on June 15, 2010. They were soon blessed with the joyous birth of their daughter Emma Marie Elsenburg. Kayla was a loving and devoted wife and mother. She was kind, loving, and giving to a fault. She loved her husband and daughter and was so proud of their every accomplishment. She was ever attentive and gentle with her little Emma Marie and was never heard uttering a harsh word or raising her voice with her. From infancy, she began teaching her daughter American Sign Language and Spanish in addition to English. She was a second mommy to her nephew Cary Nicholas who loved her dearly. She had great affection for people and was instantly loved by everyone she met. She was affectionately known by many friends and family as “KK”. She was an excellent cook and enjoyed making little surprises with Emma for Johnie. She also loved to sing and could often be heard coming around the corner before you could see her. Kayla was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and attended the Northcrest Kingdom Hall. She found great joy in serving her God Jehovah and his son Jesus Christ shoulder to shoulder with her husband and their daughter and teaching others to love them too.
Kayla was preceded in death by her grandmother Pam “Granny” Radloff who she loved dearly and spoke of daily.
Kayla is survived by her husband Johnie William Elsenburg IV and her daughter, Emma Marie Elsenburg of Hewitt; her sister Shawna Blohm and husband Mike of China Spring; her brother Jason Radloff of Amarillo; her mother-in-law Michele Elsenburg of Hewitt and Andy of Waco; her sister-in-law April Elsenburg-Mashburn, husband Nick, and son Cary of Hewitt; her mother Connie Hill and Boyd of Amarillo; father Nathan Stanfield of Amarillo; father-in-law Johnie William Elsenburg III of Austin; her beloved grandfather Steve “Papa” Radloff of Graham; Grandparents Judy “Mema” Fabbri, Don Arney and Melinda, Johnie William Elsenburg Jr. and Bernice, Mary Cox and Dan; Great Grandparents Frances Westerman, Helen McIntosh, Blondina Elsenburg; and many uncles, aunts, cousins and other family and friends too numerous to mention. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the doctors and staff of Hillcrest Hospital, the emergency crew who assisted, the Robinson PD, the DPS, Woody’s Wrecking Service, the kind people who stopped to help, Rosetree Floral for your help and generosity, and the many, many loving friends and family who have sacrificed, taken time off work, and gone out of their way to provide so well for us and to be there for us during the difficult time.