Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
Section 17 - Dolton Township - Turner County - Dolton, South Dakota
Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery near Dolton, SD
The Catholic church in Dolton was built and dedicated in 1908, it was named Our Lady of Lourdes since it was the 50th anniversary of the Apparition of Our Blessed Lady at Lourdes, France. In 1914 a house was purchased to serve as a rectory and used for this purpose until sold in 1947. The parish operated a parochial school from approximately 1910 to 1915. In 1932 it became a mission parish to St. Stephens Catholic Church in Bridgewater. The Dolton church building was sold in 1966 and the property was donated to the city of Dolton and used as a ball field and park land.
The Catholic Cemetery property was donated by John Kappenman and after 1910 there have been frequent burials through the early 2000's.
Aerial Photo of Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
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The Lady of Lourdes Cemetery information database consists of 3 parts.
This information was prepared by Ken Tiahrt in 2010, with the generous assistance of
the cemetery sexton and may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations
for their private use. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval
system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires written
approval.
1. A Cemetery Map
An approximate map of the cemetery showing the lots in relationship to the adjacent Turner County Roadway, 269th Street gives the user a physical setting. Very specific location for a given burial plot can not be found using this information source.
2. A List of Burials
A listing of the burials at The Lady of Lourdes Cemetery – Section 17 – Dolton Township – Turner County, gives the individual names in order of lot numbers. This listing also gives the date of birth and date of death when available. The accuracy available with the records in this document is acceptable for most genealogical purposes.
Photos of Grave Monuments
**UPDATE NOTE - October 2018 -- The cemetery list does not contain any tombstone photographs. Thankyou for understanding. Anyone wanting to donate personal tombstone pics is encouraged to do so on the following dedicated site for that purpose: South Dakota Gravestones Project.
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