Barbara Maklansky

Barbara McDonald Maklansky passed away peacefully on July 25, 2026, with her daughter holding her hand and her son nearby. Barbara was born In San Angelo, Texas on April 28, 1936, to Alton Buie and Aunus Lee (Baldwin) Earle.

Rarely have so many lives been lived during a single sprint on this earth. So, which to look back upon? The life of a small West Texas girl? The life of a model? A wig saleswoman? A frozen-bread entrepreneur? Purveyor of folding bathtubs? A female executive in the 1970’s corporate culture? Wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, friend?

Any telling of her story would be woefully abridged unless someone had 90 years to sit down and listen. And listen is what people loved to do with Barbara. To gather bits of wisdom and love and joy.

She is reunited now with innumerable friends and family, but most notably her beloved husband Dr Mak, her sons David and Bobby, her grandson Jaden, her brother Harry and her stepson Michael.

Her story continues in another form now. And for her two children, seventeen grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren that continue her legacy here, they will no doubt be sitting down to a wild telling of what comes next whenever they see her again.

We love you, GG, Mom, Grandma, Barbara!