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Personal data Hortense “Cusi” Mesa 

  • She was born on October 28, 1938 in Key West, Monroe Co.,, Flevoland, Nederland.
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    Source: Dale Ferdinandsen obituary
  • She died on May 21, 2017 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Par., LA, she was 78 years old.
  • She is buried on May 26, 2017 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Par., LA (Prien Memorial Pk. Cem.).
  • A child of Ramon Mesa and Graciela Rodriguez
  • This information was last updated on May 21, 2022.

Household of Hortense “Cusi” Mesa

She is married to Dale Wesley Ferdinandsen.

They got married on August 1, 1960 at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten, she was 21 years old.


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Notes about Hortense “Cusi” Mesa

Hortense "Cusi" Mesa

Sources: Author: N.N. (family name not given), Brandon; Title: "Hortense 'Cusi' Mesa Ferdinandsen," (Publication location: Lk. Charles, LA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxii May MMXVIII), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189955809/hortense-ferdinandsen

"Photo [her portion of stone shared with Dale Wesley Ferdinandsen] added by Suzy
Picture of [stone shared with Dale Wesley Ferdinandsen] Added by Suzy
Picture of [stone shared with Dale Wesley Ferdinandsen] Added by Suzy

Hortense "Cusi" Mesa Ferdinandsen Birth 28 Oct 1938 Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA Death 21 May 2017 (aged 78) Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA Burial Prien Memorial Park Cemetery Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA Memorial ID 189955809

Hortense "Cusi" Ferdinandsen, 78, passed away in the comfort of her home on May 21, 2017, after a lengthy illness.

Mrs. Ferdinandsen grew up in Key West, Fla., and then moved to Miami to attend nursing school. She is a 1962 graduate of Jackson Memorial Hospital. While in school she met her husband, Dale Ferdinandsen, who was in Miami with the U.S. Air Force. After school she moved to Tampa, Fla., to start a family with Dale. In 1981 the family moved to Lake Charles. Cusi was a nurse at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, Calcasieu Oaks and Moss Regional Hospital. With her time away from her demanding job she enjoyed getting together with the Coffee Clutch and playing pokeno. After 52 years of being a nurse she retired in 2010. She dearly loved her family, especially her grandson, Jack Henry Richards.

She is survived by three children; a sister; grandson and many nieces and nephews.

Cusi was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Dale Wesley Ferdinandsen; and parents, Raymond and Grace Mesa.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at Our Lady of Good Counsel at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 26, 2017. Burial will follow at Prien Memorial Cemetery. Father Alan Trouille will officiate. Visitation will be at Johnson Funeral Home from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.on Thursday, May 25, with a Cursillo Rosary at 6:30 p.m. Visitation will resume Friday morning at the funeral home at 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

The family would like to thank Miriam Sensat, Heart of Hospice, Dr. Michael Broussard, and Dr. Gerry Hebert for their loving and professional care.

Words of comfort may be expressed to the family at www.johnsonfuneralhome.net.

Parents
[photo of stone shared with Manuel Alvarez Armando Alvarez 1914-1939 Andrea Dominguez, et. al.] Ramon Mesa

Spouse
[photo of a man] Dale Wesley Ferdinandsen 1937 - 2010

Created by: Brandon21 Added: 22 May 2018 Find a Grave Memorial 189955809"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Hortense “Cusi” Mesa

Ramon Mesa
1912-2001

Hortense “Cusi” Mesa
1938-2017

1960

Dale Wesley Ferdinandsen
1937-2010

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Historical events

Birthday October 28, 1938

  • The temperature on October 28, 1938 was between 3.7 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
    • March 27 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan.
    • May 25 » Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people.
    • September 27 » The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
    • September 30 » The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".
    • October 5 » In Nazi Germany, Jews' passports are invalidated.
    • December 16 » Adolf Hitler institutes the Cross of Honour of the German Mother.

Day of marriage August 1, 1960

  • The temperature on August 1, 1960 was between 10.1 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (35%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
    • January 21 » A coal mine collapses at Holly Country, South Africa, killing 435 miners.
    • January 21 » Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey on board.
    • May 16 » Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.
    • July 1 » Ghana becomes a republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President as Queen Elizabeth II ceases to be its head of state.
    • July 20 » Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) elects Sirimavo Bandaranaike Prime Minister, the world's first elected female head of government.
    • October 1 » Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.

Day of death May 21, 2017

  • The temperature on May 21, 2017 was between 5.4 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2017: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 17.1 million citizens.
    • May 12 » The WannaCry ransomware attack impacts over 400 thousand computers worldwide, targeting computers of the United Kingdom's National Health Services and Telefónica computers.
    • June 3 » London Bridge attack: Eight people are murdered and dozens of civilians are wounded by Islamist terrorists. Three of the attackers are shot dead by the police.
    • June 5 » Montenegro becomes the 29th member of the NATO.
    • June 12 » American student Otto Warmbier returns home in a coma after spending 17 months in a North Korean prison and dies a week later.
    • September 19 » The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage.
    • December 4 » The Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan is imploded, one day after failing to be imploded.

Day of burial May 26, 2017

  • The temperature on May 26, 2017 was between 11.0 °C and 26.6 °C and averaged 20.3 °C. There was 14.8 hours of sunshine (91%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2017: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 17.1 million citizens.
    • January 6 » Five people are killed and six others injured in a mass shooting at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Broward County, Florida.
    • February 23 » The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army captures Al-Bab from ISIL.
    • April 3 » A bomb explodes in the St Petersburg metro system, killing 14 and injuring several more people.
    • May 27 » Andrew Scheer takes over after Rona Ambrose as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
    • November 21 » Robert Mugabe formally resigns as President of Zimbabwe, after thirty-seven years in office.
    • December 18 » Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501, derailed near DuPont, Washington, a city in United States near Olympia, Washington killing six people, and injuring 70 others.


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