Moninya Lynn Mulder

Moninya Lynn Mulder was born on October 22, 1957, in San Francisco, CA, to Charles & Ann Odendhal, III. She died on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Sulphur, at the age of 67. Moninya and Bret Lynn Mulder were united in marriage on June 20, 1978, in Noble, OK. To this union two sons were born, Lucas and Levi.

Moninya grew up in the Noble area, graduating from Noble High School, Class of 1976. After she and Bret married and started their family, Moninya was a stay-at-home mom, caring for her sons. When Lucas and Levi were older, she attended Murray State College and later East Central University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in biology. After college, Moninya worked as a park ranger at the Chickasaw National Recreation Area as an interpreter in the Nature Center, prior to joining the staff of the Oklahoma School for the Deaf. In 2014, she left OSD and went to work for the Oklahoma State Department of Human Services as a social worker, in Pontotoc County. Throughout her life she also worked as a seamstress, making clothes for movie actors throughout the world. In 2018, she took an early retirement from OKDHS and did sewing for movies full time. This was an art that Moninya greatly enjoyed.

Moninya had a passion for children. She worked hard to care not only for her own children, but countless other children throughout her life. She was an avid animal lover. Whether it was a horse, cat, bird, or any other animal, Moninya loved and cared for it. She also enjoyed all types of gardening.

Survivors include her husband, Bret; her two sons, Lucas Mulder & wife Lindsay of Sulphur and Levi Mulder and wife Jennifer of Norman; her father, Charles Odendhal, III; six grandchildren, Jordan Mulder & wife Morgan, Toby Mulder, Kylie Mulder, Ivy Mulder, Noah Mulder and Jacob Mulder; two great-grandsons, Keegan and Kameron Mulder; two brothers, Charles Odendhal, IV and David Hall; three sisters, Lori Ledbetter, Maura Costello and Jeannie Odendhal; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Moninya was preceded in death by her mother, Ann, and two brothers, Andy Odendhal and Jaime Hall.

The family will host a memorial gathering in the near future.