Joan Wanda McCart Rummel

Joan Wanda McCart Rummel was born on the McCart homestead in Baker, Florida, on October 7, 1929 to Sam and Mary McCart. Wanda chose the profession of nursing and a few days before graduation the wavy haired, strawberry-blonde beauty caught the eye of a young Navy flight surgeon stationed in Pensacola, Florida. After a brief courtship Wanda married William David Rumme,l II. The young couple moved north for David to finish his Ophthalmology training and over the next six years they were blessed with five children. During a family road trip to Sedona in 1960, they fell in love with the small mountain town of Prescott. After moving to Prescott, Wanda worked as both a registered nurse and a licensed optician and became an integral part of Dave’s medical practice in their new home town. She was active in the American Society of Ophthalmic Nurses for many years. She served as an ophthalmic OR nurse with her husband on numerous medical mission trips from Mexico to Afghanistan. Wanda loved to fish and spent many hours coaxing some of Lake Powell’s biggest fish into her frying pan. She also loved to fly and served as Dave’s capable co-pilot both in life and in his plane. Wanda was fiercely independent and had a powerful love for her children and especially her husband, Dave. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Harold Rodgers who died in WWII, and daughter Martha. She is survived by her husband William David Rummel II, children, William David III (Becky), Robert Mark (Carol), John Harold (Roni), Mary Elizabeth Rummel Scott (Michael), grandchildren, Russell Rahe(Jessica), Paige Rahe, William David IV(Kristin), Sheramy Scott(Brian), Daniel, Kristina Schaan(Vincent), Jennifer Rentschler(Caleb), Milan, Jonathan (Lexi), Cameron and Mackenzie Scott, great grandchildren Alexis and RJ Rahe, William David V, Evelyn Rummel, Raelyn Schaan, Clementine and Josephine Scott, and Sister Linda Diane Bayard(Ken) A gathering of friends will be Friday April 17, 2015 at Hampton Funeral Home 240 S. Cortez, Prescott from 4:30-6:30pm. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Mary and Martha Rummel Family Scholarship Fund at Yavapai College Foundation 1100 E. Sheldon St. Prescott, AZ 86301

Joan Wanda McCart Rummel

October 7, 1929 - April 14, 2015