Vivian Grace Weidinger
November 25, 2025 ~ March 17, 2026
Vivian Grace Weidinger, 3 1/2-month-old baby girl, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
She was born November 25, 2025, in Columbia, Missouri, the daughter of Phillip Andrew and Valerie Ann (Hentges) Weidinger.
Vivian was our sweet baby girl, whose strength was evident despite her short, but immensely loved life. She quickly became loved by her NICU nurses and we are forever grateful for their love and care of her and our family. Vivian will be forever cherished and remembered by her presence in our lives.
Survivors include her parents, Phillip and Valerie Weidinger, Columbia; her older loving sister, Isabel; maternal grandparents, Rita and Henry Hentges, Westphalia; paternal grandparents, Brenda and Joe Weidinger, Vienna; her aunts and uncles, Stacia and Andy Bax and children, Samantha and Jace; Karrisa and Michael Grellner and children, Frances, Augustus, Greta, Mathias; Francie and Clayton Weidinger and children, Katarina, Leo, Felix; and Joseph Weidinger.
Visitation will be 3-5 p.m. Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Trimble Funeral Homes – Westphalia with a prayer service and rosary recited at 2 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday, March 23, 2026, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Westphalia with the Rev. Dylan Schrader and the Rev. Gregory Clever concelebrating.
Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
Services entrusted to Trimble Funeral Homes- Westphalia. trimblefunerals.com
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Visitation: Sunday, March 22, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Trimble Funeral Homes - Westphalia
1941 Highway 63
Westphalia, Missouri 65085
Mass of Christian Burial: Monday, March 23, 2026 10:00 am
St. Joseph Catholic Church
125 East Main Street
Westphalia, Missouri 65085
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Our hope is that we will be reunited with our loved ones someday and we will have glorified bodies (no more pain, suffering, etc…).
God’s ways are not always our ways.
You are in my prayers for comfort and understanding.
Rita and Henry, Valerie and Phil, I am so sorry for your loss. I am quoting Fr. Tom when he said: “Death is never the end, rather the beginning. It’s the birth to eternal life.” Rest assured Vivian is now in God’s loving arms. You all are in my thoughts and prayers. Love you!
Valerie, Phillip, Isabel, grandparents and families,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Our deepest condolences are with you. Sending hugs of comfort!
All of your friends and colleagues at the Fish and Wildlife Service send our deepest condolences for you. We know you’ll have Vivian in your heart forever.