Complex sentence: Born on December 31,1953, in Jasper, Indiana, he grew up on a farm five miles southwest of Ireland, Indiana, the oldest of six children of Bob and Fern (Henke) Bonifer.
Split into simpler sentences: Born on December 31,1953, in Jasper, Indiana, Bonifer grew up on a farm five miles southwest of Ireland, Indiana. He is the oldest of six children of Bob and Fern (Henke) Bonifer.