Bloomsburg - Dolores (Karpovitch) Helwig- Griffith, 77, of 240 W. 4th Street, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at her home with family by her side.

Born in Mount Carmel on December 21, 1942, the daughter of the late Charles and Martha (Stephens) Karpovitch.

Dolores was a graduate of Mount Carmel High School. She received the Babe Ruth Award for all around athlete and an award for being the best typist of her class. Dolores earned her Hairdressing Teaching License from Empire Beauty School. She worked for 17 years at DuPont as a credit specialist, retiring in 1991. After retirement she worked as a hairdresser at Fantastic Sam's.

On July 2, 1960, she married her first husband, Willard F. Helwig Jr., who preceded her in death in 1972. On June 22, 1974 in Lancaster, PA she married John Griffith, who survives.

Dolores is survived by her husband, John Griffith of Bloomsburg; three sons, Willard "Skeeter" Helwig III and his wife, Sue of Catawissa, John Griffith of Bloomsburg, and Gary Griffith and his wife, Sue of Quarryville; five grandchildren, Tara Vining, Josh Helwig, Katie Poole, Jeremy Hutson and Kelly Sheaffer; a niece, Diane Martin; two nephews, Dave Griffith and Charles E. Karpovitch; and a sister-in-law, Mary Karpovitch. In addition to her parents and first husband, Dolores was predeceased by her brother, Charles G. Karpovitch; and a niece, Melissa Karpovitch.

FUNERAL NOTICE

Dolores (Karpovitch) Helwig- Griffith, 77, of 240 W. 4th Street, Bloomsburg - Graveside Service will be held on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in Grace UCC Cemetery (Mill Grove), 1 Pension St. Catawissa, PA 17820. Arrangements are in care of the C. J. Lucas Funeral Home Inc., 27 North Vine Street, Mount Carmel, C. J. Lucas IV,  Supervisor. To send condolences to the family please visit www.cjlucasfuneralhome.com