Romaine Shaud

Romaine Shaud, 92, of Upland, California, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at home, in the care of her daughter, Sandy(Shaud) Watts and family. Romaine was born on May 17,1930 in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Cora (Brouse) Eckinger and Joseph W. Eckinger, Sr. She is survived by her son,Thomas A. Shaud married to Cyndi (Sylves) Shaud, granddaughter Aubrey ( Shaud) Hochstuhl and sons Tyler and Garrett, granddaughter, Afton (Shaud) and son Lucas, and her daughter, Sandra (Shaud) Watts, granddaughter, Lisa (Watts) Nasif married to Brian Nasif, grandson Ryan J. Watts, niece, Judy Beck married to Leon Lobos and their son Andrew Lobos, Cousin, Cheryl (Eckinger) Brubaker married to Barry Brubaker, William Kern husband of Sue Kern and sons Joey, Kevin and Bryan McNamara plus 10 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild Violet Rose Nasif. Besides her parents she is preceded in death by her brother, Joseph Eckinger, Jr 1917-2001, niece, Sue (Eckinger) Kern 1948-2020, sister, Opal May Eckinger 1918-1918, sister, Evelyn Rose Eckinger 1920-1925, brother, John K. Eckinger 1921-1922 and sister, Helene {Eckinger) Beck 1923-2022. While attending Elizabethtown High school she worked as a telephone switchboard operator.She was a majorette in the Etown High School Band. She graduated from Elizabethtown High School in 1948. She rode the train to Harrisburg to go to cosmetology school where she got her cosmetology license. She worked at Dot’s Beauty Shop on East High Street. She left there to work in Rheems at the Village House of Beauty and became a partner with Lynn Hesitand Orly. She enjoyed her friendship with Lynn. They had many fun times together. Lynn encouraged her to go to a cosmetology convention in Hawaii, where she got to see the Don Ho Show on the beach. She worked in Mt.Joy for Brenda Sievert with her cousin Cheryl Brubaker for awhile. She built her own house with a shop attached to it and started her own business. She babysat her granddaughters Aubrey and Afton, playing board games and taking them to the park. Her son Tom took her to many family gatherings. She had many fond memories of going to Karla and Tim Howell’s, Cyndi’s sister and brother-in-law’s farm, on the 4th of July to watch fireworks and at Christmas. She took her parents to California to see the Rose Parade and they had seats in the bleachers to watch the parade. She retired in 1972. She sold her shop and bought a condo on Peach Alley. She lived there beside her neighbor and good friend Dottie Smith. She saw the Rose Parade another time when she slept on lounge chairs on the street overnight and woke up to see the parade. Her daughter would visit her every Fall and take her to California for the winter months. Her daughter took her on the Carnival Ship Splendor to Canada. The trip took them to see the Butchart Gardens in British Columbia, Canada where she had many memorable experiences. She moved to Upland, California with her daughter Sandy in July of 2018. She was a Girl Scout leader. She attended the Flower Club in Mt. Joy, Pa. where she had many good friends. She attended Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church where she was married in 1951 to John Marvin Shaud, Jr. They divorced after 18 years of marriage. She also attended Bible Study at the church and was a lifelong member of the church. She also attended Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Claremont, California. One of her favorite charities is Operation Smile. She would like, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to Operation Smile at www.operationsmile.org