Funeral services for Jean Allen Hartfiel, 88, of Rosenberg, TX, are set for 11 AM Saturday, December 21, 2019, at St. John's United Church of Christ, 1513 West Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471 , with burial following in Davis-Greenlawn Cemetery, Rosenberg, TX.

Visitation will be 10 - 11 AM Saturday at the church for one hour preceding the funeral service.

Jean Allen Hartfiel was born December 30, 1930, in Needville, TX, to Fritz and Olga Lemke Hartfiel. He died December 15, 2019, in Richmond, TX. He grew up in the Pleak area on a farm with his Grandmother Lemke, where his Dad worked on her farm. As a teenager, Jean Allen worked at Jan's Texaco service station and garage. When he was 19 years old, he began working at Dow Chemical. Early in his career, he was drafted into the Army during the Korean War, serving from September 1951 to September 1953. When he was discharged from the Army, he returned to his job at Dow Chemical, where he retired after 41 years, 7 months of service. While driving from Rosenberg to Freeport to work all those years, he had a great car pool gang with whom he made many great memories. On May 7, 1988, he married Robbie Daw. Since retirement on July 29, 1992, he and his wife, Robbie Daw-Hartfiel, traveled in their motorhome to 49 states, three times to Canada, and flew to Hawaii and to Alaska. Jean Allen belonged to DeMontrand Travelers from 1992 - 2016, when for health reasons he had to sell the RV. He also was a member of the Telephone Pioneers Family Campers of America, and they enjoyed going to many rallies throughout the US. Through the years, they made friends with many campers. He was also a member of the Fort Bend County Fair.

Jean Allen was preceded in death by his parents, Fritz and Olga Hartfiel; sister, Annette Hartfiel and Arthur Lee Schmidt; uncle, Alfred Lemke; sister, Delores Wleczyk and husband, Max Wleczyk; and stepson, Thomas (Eddy) Daw.

Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Robbie Daw-Hartfiel; niece, Connie Schmidt Bergen and husband, Mike; nephews, Dale Wleczyk and wife, Valerie, and Carl Schmidt and wife, Kelly; great nieces, Kelly Wleczyk and Kristyn Bergen; great nephew, Zachery Wleczyk and wife, Valerie; great nephew, Caden Lee Schmidt; great great nephew, Wyatt Eric Wleczyk; step daughter, Cindy Palisin and husband, John; step grand daughters, Jennifer Palisin Mackey and husband, Isaac, and Mary Palisin Tjader and husband, Aaron; step grandsons, Cody Daw, T.J. Palisin, Robert Palisin and wife, Megan; step great grandson, Drake Allen Colson; step great grand daughter, Kaede Elizabeth Mackey; brother-in-law, Morgan Burton and wife, Mary Jo; sister-in-law, Jo Ann Burton Baker and husband, Curtis; many step nieces and nephews; and many other relatives and friends.

Memorial donations may be given in his memory to St. John's UCC General Fund, 1513 West Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471 .

Condolence messages may be written for the Hartfiel family at www.garmanycarden.com .

Services are under the direction of Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors, 1201 Fourth Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471 (281)342-4671.