SANCHEZ, Lourdes 83, died on Nov. 28, 2016 in her home in hospice care in Tampa. At her request, no service will be held. Mrs. Sanchez was born on Aug. 24, 1933 in Havana, Cuba to Jesus Portal and Ofelia Acosta. In 1977 she married her husband, Eradio Sanchez in New Jersey. They move to Tampa in 1987. She was preceded in death by her spouse in 1999. Lourdes was a very outgoing lovable person and she traveled throughout the world. She was a seamstress by trade as well as cosmetology.