South Dakota Obituaries

To begin, add an obituary record or view a list of locations and resources for South Dakota obituaries.

Finding South Dakota obituaries online is easier than most people think. This state may not be on the cutting edge of modern technology but they do have several helpful websites that can assist in helping you track down the listing you are looking for. You can start your search with the state page on RootsWeb.

This page is chock full of listings from the Bowdle Pioneer Newspaper from the last few decades. You can continue your search at the RootsWeb page for Campbell County. This page also features clippings taken from many area newspapers and has listings from the last few decades. Hand County has their own page that has listing from the last few decades. Unlike most pages, this one is run and maintained by a single dedicated citizen so updates may not be as quick as pages run by larger groups of people.

The Dakota Sunset Museum in the town of Gettysburg has a page on Rootsweb that also gets updated on a regular basis. In addition to the sites mentioned here, you can also look to any major newspaper or public library website in this state for listings and information.

Listed are indexes and databases designed to help users research South Dakota death notices.

Karl E. Mundt Library & Learning Commons
Dakota State University
820 N. Washington Avenue
Madison, SD 57042-1799
p (605) 256-5203

To find South Dakota death notices, a logical first stop is the Karl E. Mundt Library and Learning Commons, which has maintained an obituary index which contains those published within the Madison Daily Leader from 1930 onward. Once the desired file is located within the database, you can request a copy of the clipping for a five dollar fee.

Below is a list of South Dakota newspaper obituaries to aid in genealogical research.

Argus Leader
200 S Minnesota Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
p (605) 331-2300

Often, being in a smaller market means dealing with a less convenient newspaper website. But the Argus Leader has all the advantages of a larger market in a friendly format. This paper offers current obituary records online, and even provides a dedicated search engine for users to help make finding the records you need even easier.

Black Hills Pioneer
315 Seaton Cir
PO Box 7
Spearfish, SD 57783
p (605) 642-2761

Searching for obituary records can often mean checking in out of the way places. Thankfully, even smaller papers such as the Black Hills Pioneer still offer online obituary archives for consumers. There's even a convenient search feature that can help you locate obituaries and other articles that mention the same keywords.

Mobridge Tribune
111 3rd St W
Mobridge, SD 57601
p (605) 845-3646

The Mobridge Tribune of Mobridge, South Dakota, offers obituaries in a straight forward manner that makes finding what you're looking for easier. Current obituaries are posted directly on the website. There is also a search engine for checking archival editions of the paper.

Parkston Advance
205 W Main St
PO Box J
Parkston, SD 57366
p (605) 928-3111

Most newspapers aren't organized in such a way as to help obituary researchers. However, the Parkston Advance is a welcome exception, offering an alphabetized directory of notices for this year. In addition, there are also online archives that date back to 1998

Plain Talk
201 W Cherry St
PO Box 357
Vermillion, SD 57069
p (605) 624-4429

The Vermillion Plain Talk offers a true slice of plains life, including local obituaries and other useful information. Recent records are posted on the website under the Obituaries section. This newspaper also includes a convenient search to help locate all kinds of articles, which can be a real help to researchers.

Watertown Public Opinion
120 3rd Ave NW
PO Box 10
Watertown, SD 57201
p (605) 886-6901

Those looking for obituaries from South Dakota may do well to check the Watertown Public Opinion. This paper lists all of its most recent obituaries online and available to the public. In addition, they also offer a subscription service allowing users to search for and view older records.

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