Complex sentence: She outlived her husband, Jan Gies, by 17 years, and was survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Paul & Lucie Gies, and three grandchildren, Erwin, Jeanine, and David.
Split into simpler sentences: She outlived her husband, Jan Gies, by 17 years. She was survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Paul & Lucie Gies, and three grandchildren, Erwin, Jeanine, and David.