Winnie (Van Vugt) Rowerdink was born April 21, 1914 to Arie and Nellie (Groen) Van Vugt in the Hull area. She had six brothers; William, Peter, John, Gerrit, Jake and Ernest, and two sisters, Anna Smit and Helen Tschritter. She married Cornelius (Cornie) Rowerdink on May 22, 1937. They moved to Minnesota where they both worked for the Hanson Silo Company in Lake Lillian, MN. Their first daughter, Nyla, was born during this time. Later, they moved to Oklahoma, where Cornie was employed by a construction company. In 1944, they moved back to North Dakota, where their son, John, and later their twin daughters, Helen, and Susan, were born. In 1948, Cornie and his brother-in-law, Peter Van Vugt, opened a business in Strasburg, the P & C Motor Inn. Cornie and Winnie raised their family in Strasburg and Cornie continued to own this business until he retired in 1981, after which they enjoyed several winters in Arizona. Cornie passed away in 1992 and Winnie continued to live in their home until she moved to Litchfield, Minnesota in 2001, to be closer to her family. She enjoyed living at Emmaus Place in Litchfield, where she made many friends. Winnie enjoyed sewing, reading and volunteering. Winnie was preceded in death by her husband, Cornie and her six brothers and two sisters. She is survived by her four children and their spouses; Nyla and Sid Herrick of Litchfield, MN, John and Kathy ROwerdink of Pinehurst, NC, Helen and Charlie Murphy of East Grand Forks, MN and Susan Rowerdink of New London, MN. Also, her five grandchildren; Dawn Holle of Litchfield, Neil Rowerdink of Raleigh, NC, Spring Wright of St. Cloud, MN, Jake Murphy of Eagan, MN and Matt Murphy of Minneapolis, MN. She is also survived by eight great-grandchildren and two sisters-in-law.