Online Obituaries Monday, September 6, 1999 September obits by date  September obits by name August obits by date  August obits by name Click here for today's obituaries    Delores Schnobrich, 78, of Bloomington formerly of Lafayette died Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999 at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park.    Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm with burial in the Catholic cemetery.    A complete obituary will be published in a future edition.    Dolores Larsen, 75, of Sleepy Eye, died on Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999 at Sleepy Eye Municipal Hospital.    Services are 2 p.m. at Seventh Day Adventist Church in Morgan with burial in the Morgan City Cemetery.     Visitation begins at 1 p.m Wednesday at the church. Nelson Funeral Home of Redwood Falls handled arrangements.    She is survived by her husband, Julius and three daughters, Connie Miller of Sleepy Eye, Barbara Hewitt of St. Paul, and Karen Larsen of Lincoln, Nebraska; four grandchildren; brothers and sisters; Augusta Wittwer of Joshua Tree, Calif., Amelia Billmeier of Sleepy Eye, Alvin Kopischke of Redwood Falls, Minnie Billmeier of Richfield, Theodore Kopischke of Bemidji, Gladys Stenrodden and husband Ove and Eleanor Tigges, of Minneapolis, Helen Benson and husband, Verlin of Cosmos, Johnny Kopischke and wife, Irene of Wadena and Lester Kopischke and wife, Eileen of Bay City, Mich.    She was preceded in death by four brothers.    Dolores Verna Larsen was born on Feb. 29, 1924 in Morgan to daughter of Carl and Anna (Richther) Kopischke. She grew up on the family farm, attending District 90 Redwood County Schools. She married Julius E. Larsen on March 11, 1943 in Redwood Falls. They lived in Morgan until 1986 when they moved to Park Rapids. On May 10, 1996 they moved to Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. She worked as a nurses aid at the Gil-Mor Manor in Morgan for 24 years. She was active in her church as a Sabbath School leader for the children's department, a Vacation Bible School leader, Community Service, deaconess and Adult Sabbath School secretary and treasurer.    Esther Sprink, 98, of Springfield, died Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield.    Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Springfield United Methodist Church with burial in North Star E.U.B. Cemetery in Springfield.    Visitation is 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday and 7:30-9 a.m. Wednesday at Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield and one hour before the service at the church.    She is survived by her daughter, Mary Ann and her husband Donald Prechel of Comfrey; three grandchildren, Jodi and her husband Byron Nielson of Allen, Texas, Jill Prechel of St. Cloud, Arlo Prechel and fiancee Brenda Gerdes of Litchfield; three great-grandchildren, Jason, Kent and Kyle Nielson of Allen, Texas; sister-in-law Ruth Kersten of Springfield; and many nieces and nephews.    She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Alfred; sisters, Mary, Lena, Lillian, Johanna, Martha, and Elda; and brothers William, Carl, George and Albert.    She was born April 5, 1901 in North Star Township, to Gustav and Louise (Krueger) Kersten. She attended rural schools. On March 10, 1926 she married Alfred Sprink in North Star. They farmed north of Springfield until Alfred's death in 1951. She than moved into Springfield and cooked at the public school for 18 years. In 1981 she moved to Comfrey and in 1997, she became a resident at St. John Lutheran Home. She was a member of the Springfield United Methodist Church and, while in Comfrey, attended the Congregational Church there.