Complex sentence: His obituary stated that Barnet Burns was better known as Pahe-a-Range, the New Zealand Chief, that he had suffered a long and painful illness and that he left behind a widow and two children to lament their loss.
Split into simpler sentences: His obituary stated that Barnet Burns was better known as Pahe-a-Range, the New Zealand Chief, and that he had suffered a long and painful illness. He left behind a widow and two children to lament their loss.