Daniel Lincoln Dunn

Daniel Lincoln Dunn of Northridge, California passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at the age of 91. The world has lost an exceptional husband, brother, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, friend and storyteller.

Dan was born in Washington, Pennsylvania on April 6, 1930, to Reed Jackson Dunn and Marjorie Anne Debolt, growing up with his brother Reed Jackson (Jack) Dunn, Jr. on the family farm in Dunns Station, Pennsylvania. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1951. He met his wife of 67 years, Maria Teresa (Terry) Dunn (nee Vespa) in Detroit, Michigan, where they married in 1953.

Dan served in the US Army during the Korean conflict and was assigned to the Scientific and Professional Personnel Program in Alabama. He and Terry eventually settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, where their children, Claudia, Daniel, Jr., and Timothy were born. In 1968, Dan, Terry and their young family relocated to Northridge, California, where Dan was active as a Little League coach, was a huge Penn State and UCLA football fan, participated in his church activities and volunteered his free time as a grant-writer for the non-profit, Meet Each Need with Dignity (MEND) in Pacoima.

Daniel is survived by his wife Terry and his children and their spouses - Claudia & Charles Martinez, Daniel & Jodie Dunn, and Timothy Dunn; as well as his grandchildren Kelsey, John, Ryan, Nikolas and Rebecca (Joseph Daly); and great-grandchildren Maya, Bella, Luca, and Palmer. Dan was preceded in death by his parents, and leaves his brother Jack Dunn and Naomi Meyer, of Pittston, Pennsylvania.

A visitation and rosary is planned for Monday, September 13, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm, at the Bastian & Perrott, Oswald Mortuary on 18728 Parthenia St., Northridge, CA. The funeral mass will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on 18400 Kinzie St., Northridge, on Tuesday, September 14 at 10:30 am, with military honors and reception immediately following.

In lieu of flowers, Dan’s family asks that donations be made to MEND at

https://mendpoverty.org/donate