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IN MEMORIAM:  Zell Allen Butler, 74;

Electrical Contractor Retired In Oneonta

ONEONTA – Zell Allen Butler, 74, of Oneonta, an electrical contractor who for many years owned and operated Zell Butler Contractors Inc. in West Hartford, Conn., passed away Thursday, Sept.14, 2017, at the VA Hospital, Albany.

He was born July 8, 1943, in Herkimer the son of the late Zell and Edith Louise (Yule) Butler.

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