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His father, Anton Prpić, was a miner who had immigrated to Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range from Croatia, and his mother, Mary (Vukelich), [1] was an American of Croatian descent. Perpich did not learn to speak English until at least the first grade of elementary school.
The couple had two children: Rudy, Jr., in 1959 and Mary Sue the next year. In 1955 Perpich successfully ran for the Hibbing School Board. At the time, the Board faced an entrenched system of gender discrimination.
Sep 22, 1995 · In addition to his wife and parents, Mr. Perpich is survived by a son, Rudy Jr., who is called Nick, of Minnetonka, and a daughter, Mary Sue Bifulk of Plymouth, Minn.
Nov 6, 2022 · Born in a three-room house on Carson Lake in 1928, Rudy Perpich was the child of one first-generation Croatian immigrant (his father, Anton) and another who was second-generation (his mother,...
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Perpich was one of several children of Anton and Mary Perpich. Anton Perpich immigrated to the United States from Croatia in 1920 and settled among the numerous Slavic miners on Minnesota’s “Iron Range” in the vicinity of Duluth. His mother was born in the United States to Croatian parents.
Dec 7, 1976 · Rudolph G. Perpich worked in the mines for a while, but his father, Anton, made certain that the four Perpich boys had it better than he did. Rudolph, known as Rudy, and two of his brothers...
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