Mary Michaelene, 84, Incline Village resident of 37 years, died July 28th, 2012, with her family by her side.

Mary was born on her family farm on August 14, 1927 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, to her Czechoslovakian mother and Yugoslavian father. She painted and looked to the stars and planets for her lifeand#8217;s answers and touched the lives of many around the world through her work as a painter and astrologer. Flowers and butterflies brightened her day along with the blue lake and green mountains.

Mary was survived by her three children: Paula Facciola, Claudia Schultz, Rollie Schultz. Her five grandchildren: Mara Penny, Jesse Rupert, Paul Schultz, Lindsey Schultz, Rosie Schultz and her three great grandchildren: Julius Penny, Olive Penny, Alice Rupert.

Donations in her honor can be made to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.