She was born October 19, 1931 in Evanston to Fredrick and Florence (Calhoun) Hawkes. She married Ted Buck.
Barbara is survived by her daughters, Heidi (Robert Dirks) Pendleton and Julie (Ozhan) Pamukcu; her grandchildren, Miaya, Joshua, Ella, Jasmine, and Jeffrey.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her son, Jeff Buck; and her brother, Bill Hawkes.
There will be a memorial gathering planned in the spring.