Q:Facts: - residence: croton-on-hudson , new york , united states - other names: ed rondthaler , uncle ed - death cause: natural causes - death date: 19 august 2009 - education: university of north carolina at chapel hill - children: 3 sons - birth date: 9 june 1905 - name: edward rondthaler - image: ed rondthaler.jpg - birth place: bethlehem , pennsylvania , united states Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of edward rondthaler .
A:
edward rondthaler -lrb- june 9 , 1905 -- august 19 , 2009 -rrb- was a typographer as well as a simplified spelling champion and chairman of the american literacy council .he was born in bethlehem , pennsylvania .a longtime resident of the village of croton-on-hudson , new york , rondthaler became a centenarian in 2005 .