Micciche, Donnie Coffman

Born in San Francisco August 9, 1916, died at Manor Care, 
August 10, 2010. Studied acting in the 1930's with cast of "One 
Man's Family" on radio; wrote scripts, played character parts. 
Studied 5 yrs. piano; 5 yrs. voice; sang in concerts, operettas in 
So. California; wrote complete score of gypsy operetta and 
book on the history of light opera and musical comedy. She 
was a guest soloist on the Queen Elizabeth II and S.S. France 
and the Matson Lines. She married John Micciche in the 1950's

In the 1960's, she sang for the Repertoire Club, the Garden 
Clubs and 20th Century Club in Reno. She wrote nine fiction 
books plus her autobiography.

In the 1970's she began painting, producing 100 large paintings 
and almost 800 miniatures. Almost 94 and she continued to 
play the piano and paint a week before her death. She leaves 
her only relatives, cousin Frances Carter and her children of 
Newport News, Va. At her request, there will not be a service.

Published in Reno Gazette-Journal on August 22, 2010