"Whitey” Eugene A. Geitz
"Whitey” Eugene A. Geitz, age 86 years, of La Valle, Wisconsin, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at the Reedsburg Senior Life Center.
He was born on July 4, 1939 in a log cabin, which is now under where Lake Redstone is located in Sauk County, the son of Charles and Clara (Manglos) Geitz.
Whitey attended elementary school on schoolhouse hill in La Valle. In 1957, he graduated Valedictorian at Wonewoc High School. At school in Wonewoc, he played a lot of high school sports. He attended UW Madison for a short time, but then he served in the U. S. Marine Corps for four years, beginning in 1958. Whitey was a member of the color guard in the Marines.
Whitey began working at age 13 in the feed mill in La Valle, where he worked throughout his life. While working at the feed mill is where he learned to drive.
Karen and Whitey were united in marriage and blessed with five children.
He worked at the GM Car factory in Janesville and then began working in road construction in Madison. This led he to work with brick layers in downtown Madison for several years where they worked on many high-rise buildings.
Whitey moved back to the area and continued working construction for a general contractor and concrete work, much of their work was around Lake Redstone. While doing this he continued working at the feed mill part time.
Starting in 1991, he became a rural mail carrier around La Valle. At the same time, he also began digging graves in the La Valle and Ironton area.
Whitey always enjoyed sports, while in the Marines, he learned how to become a fast pitch softball pitcher. He pitched a lot of softball and struck out many opposing batters. Later he umped many slow pitch softball games in La Valle. Bowling also played a large part in Whitey’s life, along with pitching horseshoes and he was an avid deer hunter. He was a member of the La Valle American Legion for over 45 years.
Survivors include his wife, Karen; son, Darrick (Jill) and their family, Natasha (Shane) and Ashley (Mike); daughter, Darrene and her family, Vincent, Priscilla and Toby; son, Dain; son, Daniel “Augie” (Jen) and grandson, JD; and son, Dal Geitz; three Great Grandchildren; brothers, Ervin “Woody” and John (Marie) Geitz and sister, Norma (Craig) Scott.
He was preceded in death by his Parents; brother, “Big Red” Lawrence (Helen) Geitz and sister-in-law, Dorothy Geitz.
No funeral services are scheduled at the time.
Interment with military rites will be held in the Oak Lawn Cemetery in La Valle.
The family would like to Thank the Reedsburg Senior Life Center, especially Robin, along with Agrace Hospice for their wonderful care of Whitey.
The Picha Funeral Home in Wonewoc is assisting with arrangements.
