"The president and the first lady paid their last respects to the bereaved family," presidential spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha said on Thursday morning.
Julian said President Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono paid the condolences call at the mortuary at 56 Jalan Bangka IX in South Jakarta at 7.45 on Thursday morning.
Siti Lastrijah passed away in Jakarta at the age of 68 on Wednesday, Sept 14, 2011.
Her body will be buried at Tanah Kusir public cemetery at 10 on Thursday morning.
"She had been struggling with cancer and complications for more than 26 years since 1986," Jusuf Anwar said sadly.
Jusuf explained that various attempts to cure the illness of his wife had been done by doctors, both in Japan and in Indonesia, but they eventually said her plight was incurable.
"My wife is tough in facing the disease without complaining too much, although the cancer is tormenting her," he added.
Also on hand at the mortuary on Wednesday night were among others Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik, Deputy Finance Minister Anny Ratnawati, and Supreme Audit Board Chairman Hadi Poernomo.
Jusuf was Indonesian ambassador to Japan from 2005, finance minister in 2004 to 2005 and replaced by Sri Mulyani Indrawati.
Jusuf was also chairman of the Capital Market Supervisory Council (1998-2000) and executive director of the Asian Development Bank in 2000 to 2004.
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