Father Frank Perkovich , June 05, 1954 — July 16, 2018

Father Frank Perkovich (Chisholm, Minnesota, MN) June 05, 1954 July 16, 2018 Death notice, Obituaries, Necrology
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Birth date: June 05, 1954

Death date: July 16, 2018

Death place: Chisholm, Minnesota(MN), USA

Funeral Home: Rupp Funeral Home

Father Frank Perkovich, 89, of Chisholm, Minn. , died peacefully of natural causes on July 16, 2018, in his home. He was born on December 24, 1928, in Chisholm, Minn.

, to John and Jennie Johanna (Lesar) Perkovich. He was a 1946 graduate of Chisholm High School and was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on June 5, 1954, by Bishop Thomas Welch. Father Perkovich served in several parishes, including St. Michael, Duluth; St. Elizabeth, Duluth; St. Louis, Floodwood; St. Paul, Warba; St. Mary,… Read More » Marble; St. Joseph, Taconite; Good Shepherd, Duluth; Resurrection, Eveleth; St. Margaret Mary, Duluth; St. Joseph, Gilbert; and St. John, Biwabik.

He also served as Diocesan Director of Youth Activities; Chaplain for the Knights of Columbus, Duluth Council; and Diocesan Presbyteral Council. He retired on July 15, 2004. Father Perkovich was a Polka Hall of Fame Inductee in 2012.

He celebrated his first Polka Mass in 1973, recorded with Joe Cvek and The Polka Mass-ters, and even went on to present the Polka Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. His life and ministry is the subject of a book entitled, “Dancing a Polka to Heaven” edited by Betty Vos. Survivors include his nephews, Michael (Jane), Frank (Jill), Robert (Vicki); niece, Mary Elizabeth (Skip Butterfield).

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, John and Louis Perkovich; sister-in-law Dorothy Perkovich; nephew, John; and cousins in Toronto, Ontario; Slovenia; and Croatia. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to either of the following that Father Perkovich supported: 1) St. Mary and Joseph’s Log Church Restoration, 509 Sunrise Drive, Carlton, MN 55718 (for more information visit www. stkaterisawyer.com) 2) the Chisholm Community Foundation, 4 SW 3rd Avenue, Chisholm, MN 55719.

At Perk’s request, there will not be a funeral service. A visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at Rupp Funeral Home & Cremation Service Chapel, Chisholm, Minn.

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death notice Father Frank Perkovich June 05, 1954 — July 16, 2018

obituary notice Father Frank Perkovich June 05, 1954 — July 16, 2018

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