Sheri Dryden

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Sheri Dryden, 79, of Mitchell, SD, went to her heavenly home Thursday, June 4, 2026, at her home under hospice care. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, June 13, at Bittner Funeral Chapel, with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be at a later date in Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Brainerd, MN.

Sheri Sue Dryden was born on September 6, 1946, in Thief River Falls, MN, to godly parents Wallace and Ruby Christensen, who nurtured her faith in Christ as her personal Savior as a young girl. The family moved to Brainerd, MN, where she graduated from high school in 1964. After high school, she attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, where she met her husband, Pastor Daniel B. Drown. They married on October 1, 1967, and were blessed with three wonderful sons, Todd, Scott, and Nathan. They served churches in Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, and Minnesota until Dan’s death in 2003. Five years later, Sheri found love again and married Robert Dryden of Brainerd, MN, in 2008. They enjoyed common interests in music and travel, and spent time in The Villages, FL.

Besides Sheri’s involvement in Bible studies, church ministry, and music, she was a piano teacher for many years and sang in the Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota. She loved spending time with her family by the lake, on the lake, and in the lake. Her family and friends were very important to her. She was a member of Lakewood Evangelical Free Church of Baxter, MN, and also attended Live Oaks Community Church in The Villages, FL, and Northridge Baptist Church in Mitchell, SD.

Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Robert Dryden of Mitchell, SD; her sons, Todd (Ina) Drown of Toronto, SD, Scott Drown of Moorcroft, WY, and Nathan (Beth) Drown of Prescott, AZ; sister, Kathy (David) Ostrander of Stanwood, WA; brothers, Wes (Esther) Christensen of Rolling Hills Estates, CA, and Ron (Elaine) Christensen of Renton, WA; Bob’s children, Lisa (Ron) Spier of St. Michael, MN, Bret (Rosie) Dryden of Venice, FL, Beth Dryden of Sioux Falls, SD, Daniel (Wendy) Dryden of Isanti, MN; ten grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and many nieces and nephews.

Sheri was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel B. Drown, and her parents.

In lieu of flowers, memorial can be directed to Samaritan’s Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607 or by visiting https://samaritanspurse.org/

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