Musette Dunn Obituary (1918 - 2023)

Musette Abblitt Dunn, 104, passed away Sunday, March 12 at her residence at Tall Oaks Assisted Living facility in Reston, VA. She was born June 26, 1918 in Pomona, California to J.T. Earl and Mabel Marie Abblitt. After her mother died in 1933 when she was 14, she raised her four younger siblings, Dick, Thelma, Bob and Shirley along with her older brother Elroy. She graduated from Pomona High School in 1935 and upon graduating from Pomona Junior College in 1937, she stayed home for the next seven years taking care of the family. She went to work full time in 1944 at Montgomery Ward’s office and worked in several businesses in Pomona, including Southern California Edison, and met and married Ray “Tucker” Dunn in 1952 where they settled in Claremont, California. She worked at Southern California Edison until she had her son Scott, in 1956. Later on, she was asked to work with her sister-in-law at Beaux and Belles bridal shop in Claremont and worked there until Tucker became ill and subsequently passed away in 1990. She maintained an active life in Claremont, enjoying the Monday night concerts and walking four miles a day, when she suffered a catastrophic medical injury and became blind overnight at age 94. She then moved back to be near her family in Reston, Virginia. She continued her interest in reading with her Books on Tape, becoming an avid fan of the Washington Nationals, and discussions of politics. She is survived by her son Scott, daughter-in-law Linda, grandsons Stuart and Trevor, all of Reston, Virginia and her sister, Thelma Marxmiller of Pomona, California, and her many nieces and nephews that she dearly loved. Inurnment will be beside her husband Tucker, at Oak Park Cemetery in Claremont, California.