Linda A. Keator, age 72 passed away peacefully at her home in Plattsmouth surrounded by family on August 21, 2020. She was born in Ellsworth, Kansas October 12, 1947 to Willard “Sandy” and Bernice (Snyder) Wallar.

Linda was raised in Nehawka and graduated from Nehawka High School in 1965. She graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1970, with a Bachelor of Science in Education. She majored in English with a minor in History and music. She was a teacher at Elmwood High School before moving to Boonville, MO in 1980 to become a full-time instructor at Kemper Military School.