Ruby Aiko Ikuta

RUBY AIKO IKUTA JULY 31, 1925 to MARCH 14, 2016 Ruby Aiko Ikuta passed away peacefully in the afternoon of March 14, 2016, at her home in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. with her husband Juichi 'Jay' Ikuta by her side. Born in San Francisco, Ruby spent her childhood in Sacramento attending Japanese school after public school. During WWII, she was interned at Tule Lake with her parents, Kichisuke and Shizuo Nakamura with her brothers, Tetsujiro 'Techan' Texi Nakamura, Hiroyuki 'Hirochan' George Nakamura, and sister Yuriko 'Yurichan' Lily Ishihara. Aiko and Juichi were married in San Francisco on May 12, 1946. They worked in their produce business in the Glendale / Burbank area. As a wife and mother, she had a successful family and working life in San Jose, Calif. She worked as a Calif. licensed beautician, as staff at Peter Burnett, Jr. High School and as a bookkeeper at Allergy and Asthma Clinic until retirement. She moved to Lake Tahoe and made numerous trips to San Jose visiting the friends she left. She loved life, cooking, cats, nature, fishing, trips and living in Lake Tahoe surrounded by family, friends and neighbors who loved her warmly and dearly. Ruby enjoyed retirement with Jay in their quiet, friendly Christmas Valley neighborhood. Aiko and Juichi were married two months shy of their 70th wedding anniversary. Survived by her husband, Juichi Ikuta, and her children, Dale Ikuta, Joyce Fukuman, Carole Weihierich, and her granchildren, Emily Ikuta, David Ikuta, Sai Weihierich, Michiko Weihierich and her great grandchildren. Services will be held at Sacramento Buddhist Betsuin, Saturday April 2, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. 2401 Riverside Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95818