Charlotte Vivian Brigfield Driediger of Mount Vernon arrived in Heaven January 10, 2014.
Charlotte was born to the late Clarence and Frances Dale, November 30, 1918 in Paradise, Oregon. Later the family moved to homestead in Alberta, Canada. Charlotte graduated from the Peace River Bible Institute in April of 1941. She flew to Liberia, West Africa in 1944 to serve as a missionary. It was there she met and married Edgar Brigfield. They served together in Liberia and Nigeria for over twenty years. When they returned to the United States, Ed served as the Chaplin for Crista Senior Community and Charlotte was the Activities Director. A few years after Ed passed away, she married a former missionary, the late Jakob Driediger.
Charlotte lived her life passionate about sharing her faith in God. Her life centered around caring for others. In the Liberian jungle she taught in a one room school house and trekked to villages sharing the Gospel. In Nigeria, Charlotte supervised seven schools and later worked at a boarding school caring for missionary children living away from home.
Charlotte is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Dennis Rabe, of Mount Vernon and two foster daughters and their families. On the Driediger side she is survived by three step daughters and two step sons and their families. She is survived by three grandchildren and five great grandchildren as well as three step grandchildren and their families. That does not include the numerous many who called her, “Mom,” “Grandma,” or “Aunt Char.” In Canada Charlotte is also survived by three sisters and two brothers along with many nieces and nephews.
Charlotte will be laid to rest beside Edgar Brigfield at the Evergreen-Washelli Cemetery in Seattle, Washington.
