Lynn Yamada Davis, popularly known as Lynja was married to Hank Steinberg, with whom she had a daughter, Becky Steinberg, before the marriage ended in divorce.
She then married Keith Davis, with whom she shared three children: Hannah, Tim, and Sean Davis.
Lynn’s daughter Hannah told the New York Times her mother worked for Bell Labs (now AT&T Labs) before she became a TikTok star.
Lynn’s son Sean Davis, a professional soccer player who plays for the Nashville soccer club, told the Times that his mom would visit him in Nashville and get recognized in the street.
Death of Cooking with Lynja
Cooking with Lynja died at the age of 67.
Lynn Yamada Davis died on January 1 at Riverview Medical Center in New Jersey from esophageal cancer, her daughter, Hannah Mariko Shofet, said.
About Lynja
Davis regularly shared funny and wholesome cooking videos on her pages called Cooking With Lynja that she started with her youngest child, Tim Davis, during the pandemic in 2020.
The family has kept her social media page active after her death because she asked for clips that have already been edited to be posted.
Cooking With Lynja grew in popularity following a video of her showing off some quirky dance moves as she made a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich and she currently has 17.4 million followers.