Martin “Marty” J. Scheveling
Martin “Marty” J. Scheveling, 86 of St. Augustine, FL. Passed away on Saturday, Jan 3, 2026, with his family by his side. Marty was born in St. Louis Missouri. Graduated Palmyra High School attended Culver- Stackton College in Canton Missouri on a Football-Grant- In-Aid Scholarship. Following graduation from Culver-Stockton, he traveled to Sarasota, FL with an engineering company until March of 1963, where he entered in the USMS Officer Candidate program in Quantico, VA and was commissioned as a 2nd LT.
In the fall of 1963 played football with the Quantico Marines, where he played against Villanova, Holy Cross, Xavier of Ohio plus major teams east of the Mississippi River. Played in the National Service Championship in the Missal Bowl in Orlando, FL by defeating the undefeated west coast Marines.
Served 7 years in the Marine Corp spending 3 years in Viet Nam where Marty traveled to Okinawa, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and other areas in the far east. September of 1970, he finished his obligation in the Marine Corp. and traveled to Florida and partnered with friends from the Marine Corp and built and operated Steak House-Cocktail lounges, during this time Marty obtained his State Certified General Contractor License. From 1970 to 1990 he developed a great business in the stressed concrete area in the commercial and residential endeavors, branched out into the warehouse business and newspaper distribution business. Marty in the late 1990’s moved to Waynesville, NC where he bought and developed more commercial and residential properties.
Marty has been a man of faith and active in the Catholic Church and was involved with other charitable projects, also helped with Habitat for Humanity building 20 homes in Selma, AL. He decided to come back to Florida and split his time between Gainesville, FL and Waynesville, NC.
Marty is preceded in death by his 2 grandchildren: Michael and Clarice.
He is survived by his devoted wife Elizabeth (Betty) Dell Scheveling, daughter Jodi Woodall and husband Curt, son Peter Scheveling and wife Amber, son Jude Scheveling and wife Catherine. Sister: Margaret Lugering Grandchildren: Brandi, Travis, Kellan, Slater, Tristan, Luke, Lily, Reef, Ryder, Nixen, Silas. Bowie. Great grandchildren: Olivia, Javen, Branyen, Alistair, Riley, Atlas.
The family is going to have a graveside service on January 9th at 1:00 pm at Evergreen City Cemetery in Gainesville, FL with military honors by the United States Marine Corp.