NORWAY – Elroy Harvey Flanders, 65, of Oxford, died Friday, Feb. 1, at Stephens Memorial Hospital.

He was born in Ayer, Mass., on Aug. 14, 1942, the son of Margaret Flanders. He had been employed as a machinist at Automatic Connector in Georgetown, Mass., for more than 25 years. The last nine years, he had been a delivery driver for Ketner Pharmacy in Norway.

He was a sports fan, Patriots, Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins. He married Donna Guy on Oct. 5, 1968. She passed away in 2005.

He is survived by his children, Laurie Whitney of Auburn, Michael Flanders and his wife, Stacy Mason, of Oxford and Jaimie Gutshall and her husband, Gary, of Lewiston; and eight grandchildren, Brandyn Whitney, Christopher Murch, Ashlee Murch, Alexandria Gutshall, Cassandra and Matthew Gutshall and Madison and Michael Flanders.