1939-2015

Portland, Oregon – Mary Ann Bulrice – 75 – died Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 at Emmanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon following a long illness with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

She leaves behind her two daughters, Julie Bulrice, Jamie Bulrice; and her grandson, Brenton Bulrice; her two sisters, Nancy Taylor and Teri Seamen and many close friends and relatives.

Born in 1939 and raised in Los Angeles, CA. the daughter of Alfonzo Coenen and Mary Coenen (Sentell) of Pasadena California. She spent most of her life in Southern California, before moving to the Pacific Northwest to be with her two daughters.

In her early years she married her high school sweetheart, Ronald Lowell Bulrice and had three children; Jeff, Julie and Jamie. For 10 years, she and Ronnie were thriving professionals as small business owners in the clothing retail industry. She continued her retail success for 20 more years in the clothing and fashion industry.

Mary Ann had a passion for cooking, baking and gardening. You could usually find her in the kitchen, smoking a cigarette with flour in her hair, concocting some of the best Spanish food you’ve ever tasted. She had a keen eye for style and was typically ahead of her time. A talented seamstress, she could effortlessly hem a pair of jeans or lavishly redecorating a new home – she invented «DIY» long before it was popular. Mary Ann’s quick-wit and sense of humor was endearing to those that knew her. She found peace of mind in nature and living in the mountains. Her love for animals was unconditional and she gave unabashedly and generously to those she loved and cared for.