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Harvey Joseph Ream
(1905-1985)

Harvey Joseph Ream was born on June 20, 1905 in Lower Turkeyfoot Twp., Confluence, PA. He was the seventh of 16 children born to Joseph and Sarah Ellen (Harbaugh) Ream.

Harvey married Grace Nevada Hall, daughter of William and Charlotte Hall.

Tragically, she died at home on Jan. 12, 1941. She was buried at the Jersey Cemetery.

After his wife's passing, Harvey went on to serve in World War II. After the war, he was a member of the American Legion.

Having been a widower for almost six years, Harvey married Clema Cleo Faye Sterner (1925-2009), the daughter of Jesse and Ora (Wills) Sterner. They were wed on Dec. 4, 1946.

Clema was a member of the Confluence Church of the Nazarene.

They had seven children -- Darlene Perryman, Norma Jean Colflesh Shroyer, Harvey Joseph Ream Jr., Betty Jean Digrottolo, Darl Keith Ream, Michael Ray Ream and William Dexter Ream.

Harvey died August 31, 1985, at the age of 83, and is buried at the Jersey Cemetery, Confluence.

Clema outlived her husband by almost 24 years. She passed away at the age of 83 on May 22, 2009, in Pittsburgh's UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital. At the time of her death, said the Somerset Daily American, she was survived by 22 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandson.