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Ronald D. Perko, 50

Ronald D. Perko, 50, of Lakeville, passed away unexpectedly on July 28, 2012.

Perko was a 1985 graduate of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he majored in Chemical Engineering. Perko worked as sales manager at Cargill's Health & Nutrition business unit. Prior to that, he was a longtime employee of Monsanto, where he worked for 15 years.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Dolores Perko.

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He is survived by his loving wife Sherry; daughters Taylor and Jordan; father Milton Perko; sisters Laura (Jim) McCommis, Diane (Ron) Kenley and Judy (Dave) Kulikowski; brothers Larry (Chris) and Ken (Carol) Perko; Also by many loving relatives and friends.

A funeral service for Perko will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 3, 2012 at Hosanna! Church, 9600 163rd St. W. Lakeville, MN. Visitation is scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at White Funeral Home, 14560 Pennock Ave. in Apple Valley and also one hour prior to service at church.

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