A son, Gydeon John Wiedenfeld, was born at 9:47 p.m. on September 23, 2017, at The Richland Hospital to Dakota Wiedenfeld and Celeste Hardy. He weighed 7 lbs. 11 oz. and was 21  inches long. Grandparents are Betsy and Vince Wiedenfeld of Ithaca, Tiffany Hardy of Richland Center, Ron Hardy of Oregon, and Grandpa Piep. Great-grandparents are Virginia Wiedenfeld of Ithaca, James and Sandy Kieffer of Mineral Point. The father works at Cardinal Glass and the mother is a caregiver.