This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0gB.2ACI/289.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Parents' names are supposed to be on death certificates. Of course, the informant had to know and provide the information, so there are no guarantees. The Dept. of Health, 600 E. Capitol, Pierre, SD 57501-2536, should have the death certificate regardless of the county of death.