Nathan Howland,28 of White Heath, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Kirby Medical Center, Monticello. Visitation will be held at 10:00 Wednesday and funeral service to follow at 11:30 at Mackey-Wright Funeral Home, Monticello. Pastor Steve Ingram will officiate. Burial will be at the Monticello Township Cemetery, Monticello. Nathan was born December 31, 1985 in Urbana, the son of Richard and Barbara Howland. He married Elisabeth Banta on September 15, 2012 in Monticello. Surviving are his wife Elisabeth and his children Maddi and Lydia Howland; his sister, Nichole (Troy) Louis of Lake Villa; nephew, Canaan Louis; niece, Athalia Louis; and Grandmother Alma Howland. He was preceded in death by his Grandparents Russell Howland and Dwight and Mary Miner. Nathan was an avid lover of the outdoors, especially his Grandpa Miner’s farm. It was on the farm where he met his beloved wife, loved to hunt, and taught his girls how to catch their first fish. He loved spending time with his wife and two precious girls. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, Nathan would have liked memorial contributions to be made to the Maddi and Lydia Howland Scholarship Fund at the First State Bank, Monticello,IL.