Christina D.

Weidner

Fairbury — Christina Day Weidner, 36, of Fairbury, died Sunday, July 20, 2025 at Bryan East Medical Center in Lincoln.

Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the Elgin Community Christian Church in Elgin.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, July 25, 2025 at the church in Elgin. Pastor Braden will officiate.

Burial will be in the West Cedar Valley Cemetery by Elgin.

Memorials may be made to the family for future designation.

Levander Funeral Home of Elgin is in charge of the arrangements.

Christina, daughter of David Eugene Weidner and Noreen Kay (Peters) Weidner, was born Dec. 14, 1988, at Rock County Hospital in Bassett. She attended Cedar Rapids Elementary, O'Neill Public, and finally Elgin Public where she graduated with the class of 2007. 

Following high school, Chrsitina went on to Western Iowa Community College and Southeast Community College where she earned a degree in broadcasting and journalism. After graduation, Christina made her home in Fairbury. 

Christina worked for Fairbury Journal News and News Channel Nebraska. She was primarily a director and producer and would occasionally report the news. More recently, she had worked as a clerk at the K&D Liquor Store. 

Christina enjoyed listening to music and journalism. Once she had her son Sterling, he became her whole world. He was the light of her life, and she was very proud of all he accomplished. 

Christina is survived by her son Sterling Schmidt of Fairbury; fiancé Santana Schmidt of Fairbury; father David (Tonya) Weidner of Fairbury; mother Noreen Weidner of O'Neill; three sisters Kerri Weidner of Lincoln, Cammie (LeRoy) Cuhel of O'Neill and Alicia (Sean) Weidner of Beatrice; two brothers Nickolas (Crystal) Weidner of Beatrice and Jacob Weidner of Lincoln; one stepbrother Nestor Conato of Lincoln; along with numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. 

She was preceded in death by her grandparents Kenneth and Norma Peters and Leon and Bertha Weidner; stepfather Frank Franzen; and three uncles Myron, Gaylen and David Peters.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.levanderfuneralhome.com.