Linda Lee Walker Donati - M Obituary (1943 - 2024)

Born Apr 09, 1943, Linda Lee Walker Donati - M attended Stanton County High School in Johnson, KS. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Linda Lee Walker Donati - M.

Graduation Year	Class of 1961
Date of Birth	Apr 09, 1943
Date of Passing	Aug 27, 2024
About	Manter, Kansas Linda Lee Walker Donati passed away on August 27, 2024 at home surrounded by her family and friends. As she told the story, Linda was born on April 9, 1943, in Douglas County KS in a log cabin. She was proud to be the “baby” of the family. Linda grew up in Manter KS where she was the valedictorian of her graduating high school class. Linda was a graduate of Panhandle A&M College where she earned her degree in education. Linda was a teacher when she met and then married her husband, Emanuel J Donati. Together they have two children, George “Jeep” Donati and Melissa Donati de Groot. They welcomed four grandchildren Trey, Marlene, Cooper and Marcus. Her grandchildren were her world. Linda was a teacher in the Stratford School District for many years. She taught multiple grades over the years however she found her niche as a 7 th and 8 th grade Reading teacher at Yellin School. As a student you could always depend on Mrs. Donati to have snacks in her closet, reward you with pizza or wing parties, keep you after school for homework completion, and push you to do your best work. Once you had Mrs. Donati as a teacher you were her student for life. She was preceded in death by her parents Freeman and Mildred Walker, siblings Muriel Tedder, Bud Walker, Ellen Kay Walcher and their spouses, respectively, George, Nicole, and Ernie. Linda is survived by Emanuel J. Donati, her husband of 57 years, son George J Donati (Suzanne), daughter Melissa de Groot (Roelof), Grandchildren Trey (April), Marlene, Cooper, and Marcus, sister Elizabeth Devers (Darrell), sister-in-law Theresa Morrissey (Richard) along with her many loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and her amazing friends that became family. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/288134789/linda-lee-donati