Ben Coe, First Tug Hill Commission Director and a Community Leader, Dies at 95

Ben Coe, first Tug Hill Commission director and a community leader, dies at 95

WATERTOWN — When Benjamin P. Coe, an engineer from Schenectady, arrived in Watertown 53 years ago to become the first executive director of the Tug Hill Commission, there was a bit of trepidation about the new agency. Would it become…

Obituary for Benjamin Plaisted Coe | D.L Calarco Funeral Home, Inc.

Obituary for Benjamin Plaisted Coe | Benjamin Plaisted Coe died peacefully, surrounded by family, on March 21, 2026, at his home in Watertown, NY. He was ninety-five. He is survived by his wife of nearly seventy-three years, ...