Jane Bell was the youngest child of Raymond and Ethel Sweet. She was born in Muskegon, Michigan on October 9, 1925.

On June 20, 1944 she married John Arndt Jr. They had three children together - Dennis, Raymond, and Calleen.

John died in 1993, and Jane died on February 16, 2008 in Midland, Michigan at the age of 82 outliving both her sons.