Barbara was born on June 19, 1949, in McComb, Ohio to Howard and Mary Mae (Slatts) Wilhelm. Barbara was a graduate of Bowling Green High School and devoted her life to raising three girls. When she wasn’t tending to her gardens, you could find Barbara out and about finding treasures antiquing. Barbara was also a beloved sister to Robert (Judy) Wilhelm, Tricia (Steve) Reynolds, Bruce Wilhelm (Deborah Boyce), Joyce Wilhelm, and Sharon Wilhelm; as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Mary Wilhelm; and her siblings, Marlene Gustwiller, Lester Wilhelm, Roy Wilhelm, and Ron Wilhelm.