Barbara L. Radcliffe

Barbara Louise Radcliffe, passed away peacefully August 12, 2026 in the Highlands at Wyomissing. She was born December 27, 1934, to Herbert C. and Elsie A. (Reeser) Kohler in Allentown, PA. Her father, Herbert Kohler was a former editor of the Reading Times newspaper. Both of her parents predeceased her.

Barbara graduated from Wyomissing High School, and worked for many years with the Long Insurance Agency in Reading, PA, as a secretary / bookkeeper. Growing up in Wyomissing, she and her mother attended Atonement Lutheran Church, developing several friendships there.

In 1963, she was married to the Rev. Dr. Frank Edmund Radcliffe as his second marriage. She is pre-deceased by her husband who died in 1994. Barbara left the Long Agency when she was married, and she transitioned to being a step- mother and helped out in the church office, at times on a daily basis at the then Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Reading, where her husband was pastor. She also became very involved in the church, helping along with other women for various receptions, and she also enjoyed spending time when she could with the church quilter group.

She was a good seamstress, but her preferred pastime was knitting and she was able to do some complex knitting projects, blending different colored yarns to form patterns. When younger she enjoyed ice skating. She also was an avid gardener and enjoyed planting flowers and maintaining the flower beds, as well as tending to a small vegetable garden.

Those cherishing Barbara’s memory are her step-son, Brian Radcliffe (Susan), and stepdaughter, Cynthia Flickinger (Paul); step grand-children: Heidi Kathrein (Gregor), Eric Pfanner(Tamsin), Marta Bredehoeft (Bryan), Scott Radcliffe (Tracy), Lisa Moncur, (Maria) and David Fogelman (Ruth); several step great grandchildren, Katerina Kathrein, Adrian Kathrein, Isabel Pfanner, Thomas Pfanner, Christopher Bredehoeft Lukas Bredehoeft, Abraham Fogelman and Samantha Weidman; as well her niece, Karen Ellis; and nephews, Craig Moyer and Jeffrey Brown.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by her four sisters and their husbands: Elizabeth Moyer (Raymond), Grace Wonderly (Charles), Katherine Radcliffe (Frank), and Marie Brown (Fenwick): as well as her step-daughter, Dr. Beverly L. Pfanner; a niece, Joan Patton; and nephew, Charles Moyer.

The funeral service for Barbara will be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 11 a.m. at Atonement Lutheran Church, 5 Wyomissing Blvd, Wyomissing, PA, 19610, with burial to follow in Charles Evans Cemetery. Family and friends may gather from 10 a.m. to the beginning of the service.

Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home, Inc is honored to serve Barbara’s family. Condolences may be expressed at kuhnfuneralhomes.com