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Kristina Lea (Weis) Gitschlag passed away March, 26, 2026, at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs while holding hands and singing Amazing Grace with her loved ones. She was 53 years old. 

Kristina was born September 8, 1972 to Gerald Sr. and Charlotte Weis at St. Joseph on the Plains Hospital in Cheyenne Wells by Dr. Keefe. She went to Arapahoe School in Arapahoe where she attended Kindergarten through fifth grade. In 1982 the family moved to Stratton, where she graduated from Stratton High School in 1990. She went on to attend one year of college at Fort Morgen College in Fort Morgan for Nanny, after which she moved back to Stratton to assist in caring for her mother. She then moved to Burlington where she met David Gitschlag. August 9, 1996, she married David Gitschlag at Parmer Park in Burlington. To this union two sons were born, Conner Quinton January 14, 1997, and Alexander (Alex) Duncan June 8, 1999.

In the fall of 1998, she moved to Linda, California. Here she took care of her ailing mother, Charlotte, until Charlotte's passing December 31, 1998.

In February of 2002, Kristina moved back to Colorado Springs. At this time, she started working at Wal-Mart as an overnight stocker. She worked her way up through department manager to HR manager at Monument. Her Wal-Mart career lasted about 118 years. At this time, she moved around a couple of times till she found her home at Walgreens, where she worked as an Inventory Management Specialist with a Pharmacy Tech Certification until her diagnosis of melanoma cancer February 2, 2026. She fought melanoma cancer hard for two months and lost the battle March 26, 2026.

Kristina loved her hobbies. She was an avid reader. Some of her favorite authors were Nora Roberts, John Grisham, and J.D. Robb. You could find her in her room reading one of her hundreds of books over and over again. If she wasn't reading, look for a crochet hook in her right hand. She loved sitting in her chair listening to her music or listening to a movie play while crocheting. She would watch YouTube and try out a new pattern. She has made every one of her siblings a toilet paper doll cover. She would make gnomes, blankets, hats, scarves, even some booties. She even made a Christmas tree for work one year.

One of her pastimes was cooking. She has a box full of recipes. Baking was a passion of hers, especially during the holidays. Ask anyone about her brittle, moose tracks, lemon squares, or even her gluten free chocolate cake. Anytime there was a potluck at work, the employees went to her and would ask "What are you bringing?"

She loved to make people happy. While at work, she always had her music. She loved all types of music. Some of her favorites being country, (especially Gospel). When it was truck day at Walgreens, everyone used her playlist to unload trucks.

Then there were her movies. She owned over 286 movies, which she would watch over and over. One of her favorites as of late was Journey to Bethlehem.

Then there was her painting. She especially liked her acrylic paints. There are several of her canvases on display around the home. She even painted a mural on her bedroom wall.

Now for her most favorite pastime - and the enjoyment of her life - her pets. Bear is a mini pin. He would hop into the pet wagon, and they would go for a stroll. They were seldom apart. They would go up to Palmer Park and wander for hours. When they got back home, Doc (orange tabby) and Gus (grey tabby) were waiting for her. She would get their treats out and then off to one of the many hobbies she had going on at that time. These were the loves of her life, next to the Old Mule and her boys. She loved life more than life itself.

Family Gatherings - that is a whole page in itself. Anytime the family got together there was always a game to play, a story to tell and, of course, f! She would play cribbage with Mom, gin with Gerald or 500 rummy with the whole family. “Oh Shucks” was another favorite game. We would play for hours. Once at home she would get out the Scrabble, Risk or Yahtzee games to play.

Kristina was the greatest mother a son could ask for. She was a loving sibling and a wonderful aunt to many nieces and nephews and a very proud God Mother to a beautiful little girl.

Most of all she loved, Jesus Christ. Her faith in him got her through some of the toughest challenges in life. She is now at home with him for eternity.

She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends.

She is preceded in death by her brother, John Leonard Weis (1985); mother, Charlotte Virginia (Houston) Weis (1998); former husband, David Gitschlag (2024); maternal grandparents, Betty Pauline (McKinney) and John Roland Houston; and paternal grandparents, Ruth Marie (Cole) and Albert Leonard Weis.

She is survived by her sons, Conner Gitschlag and Alex Gitschlag of Colorado Springs; extended family member, Ray Juarez of Colorado Springs; father, Gerald Sr. (Sharon) of Goodland, Kansas; siblings, Jim Weis (first wife Betty, children Christine, James, Jerry; second wife, Eilean, children Rocky and Arlene Clark, Tammy Mangus, Sandy and Ron Dreitz, Mike and Lori Clark, and Diane (Dede) and Ty Toner; third wife Nena, children Nathan and Janena) of the Philippines, Charlotte Darlene (David), children Katrina (Marley, Christian, Charlotte, and Trinity) Tabitha, Chandele (Izzy) of Norcatur, Kansas, Sandra (Sandy) (children Dustin and Nicole (Dane, children Noelle, Dylan and Kaylee) Rona (Robert, children Jonathan) of Eau Claire, Wisconsin,and Gerald Jr. of Colorado Springs.

A visitation will be held April 3, 2026, at Brown Funeral Home in Burlington from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow the service at the Clairemont Cemetery in Stratton. 

Memorial Contributions may be made at any Eastern Colorado Bank location to the Kristina Gitschlag Memorial Fund.

Arrangements are under the direction of Brown Funeral Home.