Arthur B. Pederson, 84, of Kiester, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Scarville Synod Lutheran Church in Scarville, Iowa. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 E. Main St. in Lake Mills, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Friday.