Inger Skov Pedersen, 87, of Hendersonville, went to be with the Lord Thursday, March 29, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness. A native of Vildbjerg, Denmark, she lived in Henderson County since 1990. She was a daughter of the late Christian and Anna Skov. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Karen Skov. She owned and operated a small clothing store before immigrating to the United States in 1956. In 1958 she met and married her husband in New York, and later moved to Houston, TX, before coming Hendersonville. She enjoyed many years hosting friends and family at their home in Flat Rock. She was a long-time member of First Baptist Church Hendersonville. She had a wonderful servantís heart and will be missed by many.
Survivors include her loving husband of fifty-four years, Kristen Pedersen; a son, Erik Pedersen and his wife Kathleen of Boston, MA; a daughter, Bodil Pedersen of Boston, MA; and a number of nieces and nephews in Denmark.
A funeral will be at 2:00 pm Monday in the chapel of Forest Lawn Funeral Home. Dr. Gordon Elliott will officiate. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 2:00 pm prior to the service in the chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Hendersonville, 312 5th Ave. West, Hendersonville, NC 28739.
Vi vil altid mindes inger for den store gÊstfrihed hun viste os, hendes dejlige smil og latter.Et pragtfuld menneske er d¯d. ?ret vÊre Ingers minde!
Dearest Bodil-
My heart aches with you at the loss of your beautiful mom. You have been such a faithful, loving daughter in these months and years. May the sweet memories of Mom remain with you and comfort you in your saddness. May the Hope of resurrection also strengthen you and Dad in these days. Christ is beside you my friend.
Love Nairy
Dear Kristen, I wil miss Inger very much, We had many great times together, with the estate sale business. She was one of my dearest friends. I will always remember the great times together , we had talking about building in Hendersonveille. Much Love, Hazel and Byron
Vi takker for den meget store gÊstfrihed og alle oplevelserne, du tog os med pÂ, da vi bes¯gte Jer sammen med vore piger i 1995.
I will miss you and your wonderful smile that brightened up the whole world. I will love you forever.