LaRena Jenkins White Wocelka, 90, of St. Anthony, Idaho passed away peacefully, Thursday, May 12, 2016, surrounded by family.

LaRena was born October 31, 1925, in St. Anthony, Idaho, to Leonard Evan Jenkins and Ruth Lola Rice Jenkins. She grew up and attended grade school and graduated high school in St. Anthony.

She attended and graduated from a business college in Salt Lake City, Utah. She held several positions as a civilian with the U.S. Military.

LaRena was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Edwin Evan (Eddy) Jenkins and Leonard Vernon Jenkins and her sister Lola Marie Jenkins Sherwood Park and her husband William "Bill" Wolcelka.

She is survived by her nieces and nephews as well as great nieces and nephews whom she loved and cared for as if they were her own children. She also has from her marriage to William (Bill) Wocelka, 4 step-children 10 step-grandchildren, and 21 step great-grandchildren, with 1 deceased.

LaRena was loved and admired. She always had a smile and a complement for everyone she met. She was a gracious and grand lady who will be deeply missed.

Services will be Saturday, May 21, 2016 1:00 p.m. at Bert Flamm Mortuary, 581 E 1st North, St. Anthony, Idaho. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 12:00 p.m. until 12:45 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Parker Cemetery.

The family would like to thank Hospice of Eastern Idaho for their kind attentive service.