Kaye was born May 28, 1936 to Gustave and Wanda Fernelius. Kaye attended Weber High School and Weber State College in Ogden Utah. Kaye had been married three times. The children from her first marriage are: J. Scott Edwards, Randy Edwards, Brad Edwards and Lori Funtanilla. From these children she had 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Kaye worked as a business security guard and as an electrical assembler. Special thanks to Avalon Health Care in Salt Lake City, Utah.