DONNA JEAN “DJ” (MOLDT) WALKER

Donna Jean “DJ” Walker, age 72, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 10th, 2026, at Willow Springs (Rocky Mountain Care) in Tooele due to the after effects of severe sepsis caused by a liver infection. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 Saturday, January 17th, at the Rush Valley Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and will be preceded by visitation from 9:30 to 10:30. Following the services, burial will be at the Saint John Cemetery in Rush Valley.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her older brother, Richard Kenneth Moldt; her grandparents; her uncles and aunts; and two first cousins.

She is survived her husband of 52 years, Mark David Walker and her three children: Danika (Andy) Taylor of Tooele, Utah; Jessica (Veny) Castillo of West Melbourne, Florida; and Brian Walker of Millcreek, Utah. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

DJ was born October 13, 1953, in Clinton, Iowa to Kenneth Gerald Moldt and Patricia Fae (Stapleton) Moldt. She graduated from Clinton (Iowa) High School in 1972. She was introduced to Mark David Walker on August 25th, 1972 by a mutual friend. They became engaged on Christmas Day 1972 and were married on May 5th 1973 in Fulton, Illinois. On Thanksgiving Day, November 24th, 1977, DJ and her husband Mark were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. On May 5th, 1979, they were sealed in the Provo Temple (now called the Provo Rock Canyon Temple).

DJ spent the last 30 years of her life with Mark in Rush Valley. She loved the town, the people, and the ward.

Throughout her working career, DJ was employed in a number of capacities, including legal secretary, directory assistance operator, office manager for an asbestos abatement company, and paperback department manager at the Deseret Book flagship store in Salt Lake City.

Over her 48 years in the LDS Church, she held a number of callings, among which were: Ward Young Women President, Relief Society Cultural Refinement Teacher, Gospel Doctrine Teacher (three times), Teacher Development Teacher, Ward Young Women First Counselor, Temple Preparation Instructor (two times), and Family History Instructor. Most recently, she prepared the programs for Sacrament Meeting each week.

DJ’s interests included making greeting cards, crocheting, needlepoint, and making jewelry. She was a voracious  reader and also had a keen interest in family history and temple work.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Tunnel 2 Towers Foundation (t2t.org).

The foundation assists Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children by providing mortgage-free homes and by building specially-adapted smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders.