Harold "Bud" Gierer; loving husband of the late Myrtle Gierer; son of the late Frank and Cecelia Gierer; devoted father of Cynthia R. (Steven) Blaine and the late Michael Gierer; grandfather of Meaghan Blaine, Karen (Ben) Lloyd, Brian (Jen) Gierer, Laura (Paul) Paschall, and Lisa (Scott) Hoselton; great-grandfather of Nicholas, Joey, Joshua, Gracie, Gavin, Kaden, Morgan, Raven, Mina, Roman, Micah, Noah, and Kayla; dear father-in-law of Margaret "Peggy" Gierer; brother of Frank and Howard Gierer.