Frances Nottage

Frances Barbara Nottage, 87, of Sugar Creek, MO, died February 28, 2009 after several months of declining health.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, 10113 E. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO, with graveside services to follow at Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 pm Tuesday at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, where a rosary will be said at 6:00 pm.

Mrs. Nottage, born April 17, 1921, in Sugar Creek, MO, was the daughter of Joseph Bruson and Frances Helen Berislavic, both of whom immigrated to the United States from Croatia in the early 1900s. Following graduation from Northeast High School, she met a soldier, Richard Daniel (Dick) Nottage, Jr. of LaPorte, Indiana, at a Kansas City USO dance. After his World War II service was completed, Richard returned to Kansas City. He and Frances were married in St. Cyril’s Catholic Church in Sugar Creek on February 9, 1946. Mr. Nottage preceded her in death in 2005. She was also preceded in death by her parent, a brother Joseph who was killed in action in the South Pacific in 1944, and a sister Anna May Mance who passed away in 1991. Mr. and Mrs. Nottage resided in Sugar Creek where Dick worked for and retired from the Amoco refinery. Frances retired from Standard State Bank in 1986. She was an active homemaker too, renowned for her cooking and large family gatherings. She was an active member of the St. Cyril’s and St. Ann’s Catholic parishes and of St. Ann’s Altar Society for many years. Following the death of her husband, Mrs. Nottage enjoyed several years as a resident of The Fountains at Greenbrier, and at the Memory Care Unit of the Villages at Jackson Creek.

Frances is survived also by her brother George Bruson of Colorado Springs, CO; her three children: daughters Barbara Wood and her husband Keith of Lawrence, KS; Kathleen Minner and her husband Rodger of Independence, MO; and a son Richard J. Nottage and his wife Carol of Kansas City. She also has nine grandchildren, Angela Wood Kennedy and her husband William of Sammamish, WA; Dr. Douglas R. Wood of Durant, OK; Justin B. Wood of Redmond, WA; Jason Nelson and his wife Lori of Independence, MO; Nicole Minner Jones of Independence, MO; Christopher J. Nottage and his wife Angel of Overland Park, KS; Ryan A. Nottage and his wife Kelsea of Blue Springs; Dr. Jennifer Nottage of Baltimore, MD; and Janessa Nottage Hurst and her husband Jeff of Kansas City; and nine great-grandchildren: Matthew and Weston Kennedy; Lesley Ann and James Nelson; Mikhail Jones; Alec and Corbin Nottage; Jessie Rider and Tasha Walker.

The family suggests memorials to either The St. Ann’s Altar Society, 10113 E. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO 64053, Sugar Creek Civic Relief, or St. Mark’s Catholic Church, 3736 Lee’s Summit Rd. Independence, MO 64055.