Albert Charles "Babe" Siebert

1904 - 1939  (35 years)

• Name	Albert Charles "Babe" Siebert
  Born	14 Jan 1904	Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	1939	Lake Huron, , Ontario, Canada
  	drowned
  Name	Charles Albert Siebert
  Occupation	profession hockey player
  		Albert Charles Siebert
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  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-140215
  Died	25 Aug 1939	Lake Huron, , Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I140215	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Lingelbach Siebert,   b. 7 Sep 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jan 1943, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Anna Laura Kolb,   b. 21 Apr 1866, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Feb 1952, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F3852	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bernice Marguerite Milhausen,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Nov 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Married	3 Dec 1927	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Joan Bernice Siebert,   b. 1927, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Judith "Judy" Siebert,   b. 6 Jun 1928, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec ,   d. 19 Dec 2014, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F19146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Hall of Fame Professional Hockey Player. A native of Plattsville, Ontario, played the position of both forward and defence the Montreal Maroons from 1925 to 1932, New York Rangers from 1932 to 1935, Boston Bruins from 1933 to 1936, and the Montreal Canadiens from 1936 to 1939. He won the Stanley Cup in 1926 and 1933, the Hart Trophy in 1937, and was the NHL All-Star First Team Defenceman from 1935 to 1936. His career was cut short after being injured after being checked by Eddie Shore during a hockey game. He drowned on August 25, 1939, while swimming in Lake Huron, near Zurich, Ontario, Canada. Siebert was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1964. Bio by: Peterborough K (2019). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 27 January 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8106739/albert-charles-siebert _________________ Recover Body Of Drowned Hockey Player Charles "Babe" Siebert Drowned In Lake Huron Last Friday The body of Charles "Babe" Siebert, widely known professional hockey star who was drowned last Friday afternoon in Lake Huron at St. Joseph was located about 40 feet from where he sank in 10 feet of water. The body was discovered by his brother (Frank of Detroit and Albert Hess, of Zurich, after dragging had been continued for three days. Siebert, 34 years of age, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Siebert, of Zurich. He was home in Zurich where a reunion of the family was to be held on Sunday. Shortly before 4 p. m. Siebert with his two daughters, Judie, 11, and Joan, 10, went with Clayton Hoffman, of Zurich, to the lake. They went in bathing at St. Joseph. When one of the children saw the inflated tire was using for a float carried out from her depth by waves that were rolling she asked her father to recover it. Siebert swam out and was about to grab the tire which had floated about 150 feet from shore and around the end of the pier, when he shouted for help. Hoffman swam out to go to his assistance but he sank 'before Hoffman arrived at the spot. "Babe" Siebert was born in Plattsville in 1904, but his family had resided in Zurich since he was a lad, and he was always regarded as a "Zurich boy." He got his start in both hockey and baseball in Zurich, then played at -Seaforth and on the Kitchener junior O. H. A. team. Later he played for Niagara Falls and then turned professional with Montreal Maroons in 1925, remaining with that team until 1932 when he was traded to New York Rangers. In the 1933-34 season he was traded to Boston Bruins and moved back to defense from right wing. He, along with his defence partner, Eddie Shore, was picked for the N. H. L. all-star team in the season of 1935-36. He repeated in the 1936-37 and 1937-38 seasons. During the summer of 1936 he was traded to Les Canadiens. Only recently he was named coach-manager of the team. The funeral was held in Kitchener on Wednesday afternoon. The late hockey star was married to Berne Millhausen, of Kitchener, who survives him with two young daughters, besides his parents and several brothers and sisters. Hamburg Independent 1 Sep 1939

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:Charles Albert Siebert Gender:Male Age:35 Birth Date:14 Jan 1904 Birth Place:Ontario Death Date:25 Jun 1939 Death Place:Hay, Huron, Ontario, Canada Father:Wm Silbert Mother:Anna Kolb Spouse:Bernice Milhansen Cause: Body in water from 25 Aug 1939, I was called after death on 28 Aug 1939, Accidental drowning Informant Wm. A. Siebert of Surich, Brother Occ: playing manager, professional hockey. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8106739.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Jan 1904 - Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 3 Dec 1927 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth