Mrs. Dankie Loretta Sellers Orlandi, age 89, of County Line Road, Kings Mountain, NC died on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. She was a native of Gaston County, born on June 25, 1928, daughter of the late Laura Elminer Sellers and the granddaughter of the late Hiram S. Sellers. Mrs. Orlandi was a loving wife, mother, sister, and grandmother with a gift of bringing happiness to all that knew her. She was a faithful member of Mary's Grove United Methodist Church for many years. Her proudest moments included working at the Pentagon and the Gaston County Register of Deeds.
Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 18, 2018 at Mary's Grove United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Renee Bingham officiating. Family visitation will follow.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Luis A. Orlandi.
Survivors include her children, Nicholas V. Orlandi and wife Caroline of Charlotte, NC and Laura O. Kepner and husband David of Chesterbrook, PA; a sister, Peggy S. Leonard of King's Mountain, NC; a brother, Van M. Sellers and his partner Vic Santa Lucia of King's Mountain, NC; three grandchildren, Jordan C. Orlandi of Chapel Hill, NC, Cameron M. Orlandi of Boone, NC and Jenna M. Kepner of Chesterbrook, PA.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be sent to Mary's Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, 1223 Mary's Grove Church Rd. Kings Mountain, NC 28086 and/or donations to Hospice and Palliative Care- Charlotte Region - South Charlotte PO Box 470408 Charlotte, NC 28247.
Carpenter-Porter Funeral & Cremation Services of Cherryville, NC is serving the Orlandi family.
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