Born in Stonewall, MB, Barbara attended school in Lethbridge and Calgary AB; she was employed by Marshal Auto Wreckers in Lethbridge, Marshal & Donlevy Printing in Calgary, Philips Cable in Regina, operated Barb’s Bed & Breakfast in Whitehorse where she also sold 5th Avenue Jewellery. Barbara married Blaine McFarlane July 17, 1965 in Calgary. They moved to Whitehorse in 1986 and retired to Tagish