Arene was born on May 6th, 1934.1 Arene's father was Manuel Ritchie and her mother was Susan Combs. Her paternal grandparents were William Ritchie and Lucinda Hurt. She had a brother and a sister, named Clyde and Clara. She was the youngest of the three children. She died at the age of 66 on November 17th, 2000.1