Alfred "Sammy" "Alf" Klaehn

1894 - 1936  (42 years)

• Name	Alfred "Sammy" "Alf" Klaehn
  Born	1 Jun 1894	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Sports	1914	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Union Jack Hockey Club - Junior O. H. A. Western Ontario Champions 1914
  		Kitchener-Hockey-UnionJackHockeyClub-00002-1914-Junior O.H.A.WesternOntarioChampionshipPicture.jpg
  Sports	1917	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Dominion Tire Baseball Team
  		Dominion Tire Baseball Team 1917 Image of the Dominion Rubber baseball, seen in uniform, standing in a row. Players are identified as: Y. Schack, A. Truech, F. Rosekat, O. Solaman, L. Campbel, H. Rosekat, J. Decker, C. Decker, G. Kargus, J. Baker, A. Klaen, and G. Hiller. - "Dominion Tire Baseball Team". 2023. DIGITAL LIBRARY. https://digital.library.uwaterloo.ca/uwdl-c764d0c0-5ee4-4f2e-936b-c58c7213d57b/dominion-tire-baseball-team.
  Occupation	1918	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	rubber tyre inspector
  Sports Team Membership	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Kitchener Panthers
  		Kitchener Panthers 1921 Source Alan Dunbrook
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-387278
  Died	16 Nov 1936	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: Carcinoma of Kidneys & Bladder (4 years) - Peritonitis (2 days)
  Buried	19 Nov 1936	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I387278	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Klaehn,   b. 14 Feb 1869, , Mecklenburg, Germany ,   d. 7 Feb 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Mary Plath,   b. 3 Jan 1872, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Dec 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F10419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ALFRED KLAEHN PRESTON, Nov. 16, Alfred "Sammy" Klaehn, for many years a member of the Riverside Baseball Club here and a popular employee of the Preston Light and Water Commission, died in Hamilton General Hospital this morning, about 7;30 o'clock. He had been ill for many months and had undergone a series of major operations. Before coming to Preston 11 years ago, the late Mr. Klaehn, lived in Kitchener, where he was born and where he followed his trade as a shoe cutter and tire maker. He made his first appearance with Riverside clubs, here in 1923, when he moved here to accept a position with the Grand River Railway Company. In 1930 he joined the line staff of the Preston Light and Water Commission, with which he was employed at the time of his passing. As hockey player he had an interesting career. His first team was the Kitchener, then Berlin, Union Jacks, which reached provincial finals, with London one year. His first big baseball game, found him in the Inter-Allied League in Paris, in 1919, helping to take the championship at Kinnel park. In Kitchener he was with the Inter-County seniors and later, on coming here, with the Preston seniors. He played a peppery game at third base, for three years. He was also a popular follower of town hockey league teams and played with the Grand River Railway club. In alley bowling he was a member of the Riversides club until his health forced him to drop that activity. The remains will be brought to Preston today for interment though infinite details will not be available until tomorrow. Kitchener Daily Record 16 Nov 1936 pg 15

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-12 Page 15. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. Alfred Klaehn Res: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Birth Date: 1 Jun 1894 Birth Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Relative: Henry Klaehn Relationship: Father Regiment Number: 3130729 [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 039119 (1936). Name:Alfred Klaehn Gender:Male Age:42 Birth Date:abt 1894 Birth Place:Kitchener, Ontario Death Date:16 Nov 1936 Death Place:Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Father:Henry Kloehn Mother:Mary Plath

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Jun 1894 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Sports - Union Jack Hockey Club - Junior O. H. A. Western Ontario Champions 1914 - 1914 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Sports - Dominion Tire Baseball Team - 1917 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - rubber tyre inspector - 1918 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Sports Team Membership - Kitchener Panthers - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Carcinoma of Kidneys & Bladder (4 years) - Peritonitis (2 days) - 16 Nov 1936 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 19 Nov 1936 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth