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1967 - Avisudklip om Erik Pedersen Agerskov
1967 - News Clipping about Erik Pedersen Agerskov

Jordefærd i Ejstrupholm

Fhv. gdr. Erik Agerskov blev onsdag eftermiddag begravet fra Ejstrup kirke. Pastor Blichfeldt-Jørgensen talte ud fra ordene i salme 23, vers 1-4: "Herren er min hyrde, mig skal intet fattes". Præsten sagde bl. a.: Salmen "Frelseren er mig en hyrde god" var gamle Erik Agerskovs yndlingssalme. Sidst jeg besøgte Agerskov faa dage, før han døde, sagde han: "Den læste jeg, da jeg gik til konfirmationsforberedelse, og den holder jeg meget af". Saa sang vi den. Det var den gode hyrdes stemme, Erik Agerskov tidligt havde hørt, og det var den samme hyrdestemme, han nu ved sit livs afslutning hørte.
Efter salmen "Vær du mig nær" førte sønner og svigersønner baaren til graven. Her forrettede pastor Blichfeldt-Jørgensen jordpaakastelsen. En søn, Svend Agerskov, Jyderup, takkede for deltagelsen. Han indbød til mindesamvær paa Søndergades Hotel. Her mindedes flere Erik Agerskovs liv og virke. Saaledes talte pastor Blichfeldt-Jørgensen, gdr. Henning Jørgensen, Hygild, pensionist Alfred Jensen, Thorlund, fru Anna Olsen, Isenvad, og en svigersøn, gdr. Søren Veng, Engesvang.

Funeral in Ejstrupholm

Former farmer Erik Agerskov was buried Wednesday afternoon from Ejstrup church. Pastor Blichfeldt-Jørgensen based his sermon on the words in Psalm 23, verses 1-4: "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want". The pastor said, among other things: The song "My Savior is my Good Shepherd" was old Erik Agerskov's favorite song. Last time I visited Agerskov, a few days before he died, he said: "I learned that when I was preparing for my first confirmation, and I am very fond of it". So then we sang it. That was the good shepherd's voice, he was hearing now, as his life was drawing to a close.
After singing "Abide with me" sons and sons-in-law carried the pall to the grave. Here pastor Blichfeldt-Jørgensen performed the burial. A son, Svend Agerskov, Jyderup, thanked the participants. He invited them to a memorial gathering at Søndergades Hotel. Here several people reminisced about the life and deeds of Erik Agerskov, among them pastor Blichfeldt-Jørgensen, farmer. Henning Jørgensen, Hygild, retiree Alfred Jensen, Thorlund, Mrs. Anna Olsen, Isenvad, and a son-in-law, farmer Søren Veng, Engesvang.