Jayne Lynette Klatt was born in Tiffin, Ohio on September 15, 1971. She was the fourth of five children born from the union of the late Harold and Jeanette (Wood) Klatt.

She married Tony Cortes and from this union came the birth of two daughters: Misty and Meagan. She later was blessed with daughter, Taylor, from Dave Lindermuth, and a son, Jayden, from Mike Ellis.

Jayne earned her Medical Assistant Certification in Florida where she lived for part of her life.

On September 20, 2011, she died at her home in Deerfield, Michigan in Lenawee County.