Christopher Ian Bierer

November 11, 1984 - January 3, 2015

Sgt. Christopher Ian Bierer, 30, with the U.S. Army in Wasilla, Alaska, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015 in Alaska. Born November 11, 1984, he was raised in Ohio, a son of Joseph A. H. Bierer, III and Kimberly Gail (Heaster) Bierer, of Windsor, Ohio. He joined the army in 2004 at the age of 19, and over a period of nearly eleven years, has honorably served his country in varying capacities as an Indirect Fire Infantryman, or “Mortarman”. For his service, which included a tour of combat duty in Iraq and two tours in the Afghanistan field of battle, he has received a number of medals and commendations from the military. In addition to his parents, he is survived by five children, Zachary Ian Bierer and Chelsea Rose Bierer, both of Garrettsville, OH; Elise Antionette Bierer and twin one year old sons Asher James Bierer and Ezekiel Ian Bierer, all of Wasilla, AK. He is also survived by his paternal grandmother, Eva E. Bierer of Windsor, OH, his maternal grandparents, Brenda Armstrong Stephens of West Farmington, OH and Basil Heaster of Kieffer, WV. Friends will be received in the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, 501 Morgantown St., Point Marion, Pa., (724-725-5245), on Sunday, Jan. 11th, from noon until 2:00 PM, the hour of service. Interment, with full Military Honors accorded by the United States Army at the graveside, will follow in Highland Cemetery, Davistown, Pa.