Wanda Gay Fluckiger Hulet

Wanda Gay Fluckiger Hulet, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, died peacefully on November 16th, 2024 surrounded by her loving family.

Wanda was born on June 1, 1932 to Wilford Ulrich and Clella Cook Fluckiger in the small town of Afton, Wyoming. She was the fourth of 16 children. She lived in a few other small towns in Star Valley, Wyoming before the family settled again in Afton. She attended Star Valley High School where she discovered her love for music and excelled in playing the violin.

After high school Wanda attended Brigham Young University where she met Grant M. Hulet at the first dance. They were married on November 21, 1951 in the Idaho Falls Temple. They spent most of their married life in Holladay, Utah, where they raised their five children. They also hosted a Native American foster child, Gary Tallis, who was the same age as their two youngest sons and who lived with them for three years. Their sixth child, Carl, died as an infant.

Wanda eventually graduated from BYU in childhood education and worked as a preschool aide and later went on to graduate from Weber State in nursing. She worked in the substitute nursing pool at Cottonwood Hospital for 15 years.  She spent many years in the Boy Scouts teaching and mentoring the Guide Scouts, and after her many years of service, Wanda was awarded the Silver Beaver award, the highest award in Scouting.

She enjoyed gardening, canning and preserving every year, was an excellent seamstress and made clothing for her children. She held various callings in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and had a strong testimony of the gospel.

Wanda and Grant served a mission together in Kenya, Africa, where they met many different people and served in different capacities and in varied ways. They had interesting and treasured experiences in Kenya.

In her free time, Wanda enjoyed camping and fishing with her husband and being with her large posterity, including 18 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren.

Wanda will be remembered for her love of family, her dedication and service, and her unwavering faith and testimony. She will be missed by all who knew her.

Wanda is survived by her five children: Mark (Marilyn), Kathy Morgan (Arnie, deceased), Kris Gundersen (Kirk), Jay (Kim), and Don (Jennifer, deceased); sisters Marva Greene, Eva Capron, Mary Ella Taggart and Jo Linda Holm (Bob), and by her brothers Jay DeOrr (Sandra), Duane (Carol) and brothers-in-law George Pincock, James Colbert and Jerry Glenn. She was preceded in death by her husband Grant (deceased 2018); infant son Carl; parents Wilford and Clella Fluckiger; brothers Lynn Fluckiger, Dean Fluckiger and Johnny Fluckiger; sisters Ruth Draney, Penny Levitt, Julie Glenn and Donna Colbert.

A visitation and viewing will be held on Wednesday evening, November 20, 2024 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Holbrook Mortuary, 3251 South 2300 East, Salt Lake City, Utah. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 12:00 noon at Memorial Holladay Cemetery, 4900 South Memory Lane, Holladay, Utah.