Complex sentence: Ruth Suckow (August 6,1892-January 23,1960) was an American author born in Hawarden, a small town in Sioux County on the Big Sioux River in far northwestern Iowa, where her father was the pastor of the Congregational church.
Split into simpler sentences: Ruth Suckow (August 6,1892-January 23,1960) was an American author. Suckrow was born in Hawarden, a small town in Sioux County on the Big Sioux River in far northwestern Iowa, where her father was the pastor of the Congregational church.