Lola Fluckiger Wolfley

Lola Fluckiger Wolfley born Oct. 15, 1928 in Turnerville, Wyoming to John Joseph Fluckiger and Mary Ada Turner, died peacefully March 25, 2014 as a result of a massive stroke which occurred the previous evening. She grew up on a dairy and hay farm with 5 brothers. Surviving her are 2 brothers, Max and Darrol Fluckiger. Lester, Glen, and Jack have already gone on.
Services for Lola are at noon on Saturday, March 29th at the Providence Fourth Ward Chapel, 155 N 100 E. A viewing will be held from 10:30-11:30.
Lola is a woman of many talents which have been put to the benefit of friends and family throughout her life. Her various skills have found expression in callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, such as Primary president, teacher, Young Women President, stake Relief Society Presidency, and especially Visiting Teacher. Sharing whatever she had included but not limited to her time, garden harvested fruits and vegetable, quilts and blankets, and homemade kitchen treats, all with a generous sprinkling of love and care.
As a teenager, Lola worked days after school at a small country store for one dollar a week and room and board. Her work also included caring for the children in that family. One of her favorite high school activities was dancing and any excuse was good enough. That's how she met Darwin Wolfley. It wasn't long before the two of them set off on a lifelong adventure together.
Darwin and Lola were a team as of their marriage June 17, 1946, here in Logan. That led them through Agricultural College on the GI Bill during which time they quickly became parents of a girl and two boys. Life soon found her caring for her family on the Greys River, in a log cabin with no indoor water or electricity while Darwin worked as a U.S. Forest Ranger. Then there was a family general store to run and farming and ranching for years, and 4 more girls entered the family picture.
A change in Darwin's career plans took them to the city and they moved to Laramie, WY, Salem, OR, Olympia, WA as jobs and life dictated. Mom was the manager or Tot Toggery in Olympia and enjoyed that challenge. Changes brought them back to the ranch in their 60s and by themselves they took up punching cows and branding cattle once more. Ever the hard worker and support to the team she worked side by side in whatever needed doing. Finally another change brought them here to Providence near where it all began.
Her legacy with Darwin includes by this writer's count 7 children and spouses, 32 grandchildren, 60 great-grandchildren. She leaves Nancy Kay Gary Blamires OK, Craig Lynette Gibbons NV, Blair Kathy Wood WA, Carol Ann Don Jones UT, Holly Drew Tribett, Jeana David Haymond UT, Darla Roger Cole ID.
Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.nelsonfuneralhome.com