Elden Maurice "Nick" Landry, 84 years of age, of Ames, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at Park Villa Nursing Home in Clyde. He was born to Albert Louis and Eva Ruby (Cyr) Landry on April 17, 1927 at Ames. Nick graduated from Clyde High School in 1945. He married Dolores Smith on January 3, 1953 in Clyde. Nick was a farmer and then an appliance technician for over 20 years. He was a member of the Elks, AARP, POW Camp Concordia Preservation Society, Clyde Community Historical Society and a club leader for 4-H.

Nick is survived by his wife, Dolores; children, Marie Landry and husband Tim Marchand of Topeka, Micheal Landry and wife Diane of Woodbridge, Virginia, Patricia Hamilton of Topeka, Phillip Landry and wife Stephanie of Excelsior Springs, Missouri; grandchildren, Melanie McDowell, Alyson McDowell, Michelle Landry, Alexis Clark, Jake Hamilton, Ben Landry, Joe Landry; great grandson, Jasper Clark; brother, John Wendell Landry of LaPorte, Indiana; sister in law, Ruth Landry of Goddard; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Albert Rex Landry; and a sister in law, Alice Landry.

Memorial services will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, December 15, 2011 at the Clyde Historical Society, formerly the Presbyterian Church, with Reva Coash officiating. Inurnment will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery at Ames at a later date. Open casket visitation will be held from 2 – 8 PM Wednesday, December 14, 2011 with family greeting friends from 6 – 7 PM in the Chaput Mortuary in Clyde. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Orphan Train Museum, POW Camp Concordia Preservation Society, Park Villa Nursing Home, or the River Valley Dist. Cloud County 4-H Council in care of the funeral home.