Raymond Louis "Ray" Husveth

Raymond Louis "Ray" Husveth, age 82, of St. Augustine, passed away on February 4, 2024 at Baptist Medical Center South. Ray was born in Morristown, NJ and grew up in Bernardsville, NJ. He was on the Bernardsville HS Mountaineers basketball team and for the first time, the team won the Somerset County Championship. Ray graduated from Bernardsville High School in 1959 and remained active in all the class reunions over the years. He joined the military after high school, achieved the rank of sergeant and was stationed in Germany during the very tense time that the Berlin Wall went up. Ray owned The Rug Beater Floor Covering store in Bernardsville and later in Basking Ridge. Because of his reputation for providing quality workmanship and honesty his business flourished despite competition from the big box stores that opened. He successfully operated his business until his retirement in 2000. He was active in the Bernardsville community and enjoyed being pitcher for the Town House softball team. After moving to St. Augustine, Florida he worked at the Slammer and Squire Golf Course as a starter. Ray was an avid golfer with a low handicap and was a club champion at the Basking Ridge Golf and Country club. He also was an avid bass and saltwater angler. He is a member of St. John Paul Il Catholic Church in Nocatee. He is survived by his wife, Gail Husveth of St. Augustine, FL, his children, Kathleen Guellar and her husband Greg of NJ, Jason Husveth and his wife Amy of Minnesota, Theodore Husveth and his wife Casey of NJ, Lara Collender and her husband Jason of MD, Robyn Morgan-Mendez and her husband Frank of FL and 10 loving grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother, Emma Husveth, father, Louis Husveth, a brother, David Husveth, a sister, Joyce Ruggerio, and a son, Garret Husveth. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 am on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at St. John Paul II Catholic Church, 127 Stone Mason Way, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32081.Those unable to attend can view the service live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/@fatherpagano1462/streams . In lieu of flowers, please consider making memorial contributions in his name to St. Francis House of St. Augustine https://www.stfrancisshelter.org/; Catholic Charities of St. Augustine https://www.stfrancisshelter.org/; or The Salvation Army os St. Augustine https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/. St. Johns Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Raymond Louis "Ray" Husveth

July 13, 1941 - February 4, 2024