Et cetera : Rodman family welcomes a new son

Bryan, Natalie and brother Tanner Rodman, Dysart, are proud to announce a new addition to their family.

Axel Wayne Russell Rodman was born Monday, June 28, 2010 at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo. He weighed 7 lbs 11.8 oz. and measured 20 1/2 inches long.

Tanner and Axel's grandparents are Russell and Kristy Haefner, Dysart, and Dave and Sue Rodman, Brooklyn. Their great-grandmothers are Roxy Roster and Doris Haefner of Vinton. Axel's middle names are in loving memory of his great-grandfather Wayne Roster and in the honor of his grandfather Russell Haefner.