SSG William Nathaniel Howard

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Mitchell Family Funeral Home - Marshalltown

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December 14, 2025

Dec

Visitation

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Marshalltown High School

1602 South 2nd Avenue, Marshalltown, IA 50158

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Funeral service

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Marshalltown High School

1602 S 2nd Ave, Marshalltown, IA 50158

Mitchell Family Funeral Home - Marshalltown

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December 14, 2025

Mitchell Family Funeral Home - Marshalltown

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December 14, 2025

SSG William Howard Obituary

SSG William (Nate) Howard, 29, of Marshalltown and the Iowa Army National Guard’s 1-113th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, was killed in action in Palmyra, Syria, on December 13, 2025.Nate is survived by his... Read SSG William Howard's Obituary