Earline Wilms, 64, of Jefferson died March 6, 2010 at the Regency Park and Rehabilitation Center in Jefferson, Iowa.
           

Margaret Earline Boushard Cole Wilms, daughter of Clement Earl Boushard and Marcella Hazel Travis, was born October 19, 1945 in East St. Louis, Illinois.  Earline graduated from high school and then graduated from Bradley School of Cosmetology and she graduated Level I INSTE.  Earline was a machinist for Rockford Machine Screw & Bolt.  She also spent many years as a cosmetologist and as the owner of “A Salon Just For You”.  On June 28, 1980, Earline was united in marriage to Robert C. Wilms in Bradley, Illinois.
           
Earline was a member of the Open Bible Center of Kankakee, Illinois, Lakeside Open Bible in Dexter, Oregon and Gospel Open Bible of Jefferson, Iowa.  She was very active and supportive of the Kankakee Trinity Academy.  Her favorite activities were grandkids, crafts and church projects and teaching Sunday School.
           
Earline is survived by her husband Robert C. Wilms of Jefferson, IA; her son W. Charles Cole and his wife Deanna of Des Moines, IA; her daughter Angela Oswald and her husband Chris of Belleville, IL; eight grandchildren, Michael Cole and fiancé Rachel Winter of Armstrong, IA, Matthew Cole, Mitchell Cole and Mason Cole of Des Moines, IA, and Sarah Oswald, Brooke Oswald and Wesley Oswald of Belleville, IL; many nieces and nephews and several great nieces and nephews; two sisters, Phyllis Johnson of Harriman, TN and Jean Jobe of Galion, OH; three brothers, John Boushard and his wife Bernice of Granit City, IL, William Boushard and his wife Donna of Troy, IL, and Michael Boushard and his wife Bonnie of Alton, IL.
           
Earline was preceded in death by her first husband William Charles Cole Sr., her parents Earl and Marcella Boushard, one son Shenfield Wade Dee and one brother Tom Boushard.

Visitation for M. Earline Wilms, 64, of Jefferson, will be after 1:00 pm Monday, March 8, 2010 at the Gospel Open Bible Church in Jefferson with the family present to greet friends from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm.  In lieu of flowers the family request memorials and they may be left at Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home in Jefferson. 

Funeral Services will be 10:30 am Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at the Gospel Open Bible Church in Jefferson.  Interment will take place at a later date. 

Memorial services will be held 11:00am Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Open Bible Center, 410 S. Small Avenue in Kankakee, IL.  A luncheon will follow the service.