Luisa was born to Felix and Ruth Ordonez. She was the oldest daughter. Brothers were Felix Jr., Tom, Domingo and Henry. Her sisters were Barbara, Teresa, Martha and Alice. Luisa dropped out of school at an early age as so many her age did. She married young. She had an older daughter she gave up for adoption and has so regretted it ever since. She gave birth to 5 other children there after. Yvonne-the oldest, then Liz, Jesse, Tommie Lyn and Micheal Wayne.