Judith Anne Cole Obituary (1946

Judith Anne (Wilmert) Cole, 76, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022, in Carrollton, TX, after a long battle with COPD. Judy was born February 1, 1946, in Lincoln, Illinois, to Herbert and Agnes (McShane) Wilmert. She married Dennis Edward Cole in 1964 in Lincoln, IL; they divorced in 1975. She is survived by her sisters, Pamela Overbey (of Lincoln) and Sandra Hanks (of Anna, TX); her children, Kristen (Eric) Badowski (of Plano, TX) and Craig Cole (of Lincoln); her granddaughter Madeline Anne Badowski and her grandson Dylan Edward Badowski. Judy is preceded in death by her parents and her brother Kevin Wilmert. Judy worked for Texas Instruments after moving to Texas early in her life, and then worked at Nortel Networks for 21 years until her retirement in 1998. She loved gardening, reading, writing, poetry, and sketching. A funeral service for Judy will be held at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church in Plano, TX, with a reception immediately following at McGivney Hall in St. Mark's Parish Center. A burial will follow in October at the Old Union Cemetery in Lincoln, IL. Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln is assisting the family with local arrangements. Memorials may be made in Judy's name to NAMI - the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill at Donate to NAMI.