Janet Y. Ikeda, 92, formerly of Emmaus, died Nov. 29, 2019, at Luther Crest. Born in San Pedro, Calif., she was the daughter of the late Mansuke and Asye (Iwaki) Yamamoto. She was the wife of George K. Ikeda. They were married for 66 years.

During World War II, she was incarcerated at Poston Internment Camp in Poston, Ariz., from 1942 to 1944. She was later the beneficiary of a Society of Friends (Quaker) scholarship that allowed her to relocate to the Philadelphia area and attend the Westtown School in West Chester.

She earned a nursing degree from Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing. She dedicated her life to caring for others as a nurse, including working as a certified registered nurse anesthetist for DiLeo Oral Surgery for 31 years, retiring in 2003.

She was a board member of the Allentown YWCA, an active volunteer for the Lehigh Valley Hospital Ladies Auxiliary, a member of the Emmaus Woman’s Club, Emmaus High School Booster Club, Allentown West Rotary and the Philadelphia JACL.

In her free time, she enjoyed needlepoint, knitting, traveling and spending time with her grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband; children, Carolyn (Ed Linhart), of Alexandra, Va., Bruce (Anne), of Berwyn, Dr. Jane (Dr. Steve Gohsler), of Mendham, N.J. and Douglas (Tanya), of Allentown; grandchildren, Eric, Dan and Becky Gohsler and Brian, Casey and Jamie. She was predeceased by two younger brothers.

Contributions may be made to Lehigh Valley Hospital Auxiliary General Fund, 1200 S. Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown, 18103-6202 or to Westtown School Fund, 975 Westtown Road, West Chester, 19382.

A private service will be held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements were made by the Schantz Funeral Home, P.C., Emmaus.