Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Columbus was born in Spangler , Pennsylvania and raised in Youngstown , Ohio , the son of Mary Irene ( nÃ e Puskar ) , a factory worker , and Alex Michael Columbus , an aluminum plant worker and coal miner .
Simplified: Columbus was born in Spangler , Pennsylvania and raised in Youngstown , Ohio . He is the son of Mary Irene ( nÃ e Puskar ) and Alex Michael Columbus .