BOISE - Pearl Wyona Scheidegger Search, 91, of Boise, Idaho, passed away at a local hospital in the early morning hours of Friday, Feb 3, 2006, with her only child at her side.

Pearl was born on a cold winter day, Dec. 11, 1914 in Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho. She was the last of 11 children born of hardy pioneer stock to John and Eliza Sutter Scheidegger, who immigrated to this country from Switzerland. Pearl attended elementary school in Paris and graduated from the Fielding Academy.

On July 20, 1937, she married Clifford Hardy Pearce of Paris. They had one son, C. Kelly Pearce. In 1941 the family moved to Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, where Mr. Pearce was employed as the station agent for the Union Pacific Railroad. There they led an idyllic "small town America" life.

Mrs. Pearce assisted her husband in the bookkeeping duties of Station Agent and was employed as the clerk for the Lava Hot Springs Foundation, Utah Power and Light Company and as the city clerk of Lava Hot Springs.

Following the death of her beloved husband, she moved to Mesa, Arizona where she managed a mobile home park until her retirement. She then moved to Boise for a shot period to be near her son and his family. Lava was always her home, and after two years in Boise, she returned to her home in Lava Hot Springs and again became active in the community as a senior citizen.

Pearl loved being involved in community and service oriented projects. She served as the chairperson of the local Senior Citizens organization. She performed many fundraising activities for the Senior Citizens, the Lava Lions Club, the 4-H program, March of Dimes and other community related projects. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and as a young woman served in the Primary, Mutual and Relief Society organizations.

One of her proudest moments in life was to be honored by the residents of Lava Hat Springs with her selection as the "Grand Marshal" of the July 24, 2003, Founder's Day Parade.

As an amputee at age 84 and legally blind, Pearl was a constant inspiration to her family and the citizens of Lava Hot Springs as each day of her life she, with her walker, would make the two-block trek from her home to one of the local cafes to eat, secure on ice cream cone and then perform her daily duties of shopping, getting her mail and conversing with all those she met. Then she would walk the two blocks back to her home.

She is survived by her son, Kelly, his wife, LaVonne, of Boise, two grandsons, Scott and David, and five great-grandchildren. She was beloved and will be missed by all who knew her.

In lieu of floral offerings, she would wish any donations be made to the Shriners' Hospital for Children, where her first great-grandson has received such tender care form their doctors and staff.