Jakarta – The wife of the late novelist Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Maemunah Thamrin, 81, passed away at her residence in Utan Kayu, East Jakarta on Saturday afternoon after suffering from the effects of a prior stroke.

The family plans to bury Maemunah's remains at the Karet Bivak public cemetery, where the body of her late husband is also laid, on Sunday at 9 a.m., as reported by kompas.com.

Maemunah had been admitted to the Husni Thamrin hospital for a period of two weeks before returning home two months ago, her grandson Adit said.

Maemunah's health reportedly slipped into crisis two days ago after she insisted on consuming food orally instead of through a food pipe, causing her lungs to swell, Adit said.

"Although the pipe, which she removed herself, had been reattached, it was too late," he said.

The family is holding a wake at a funeral home on Jl. Multikarya 11, No.26 in Utan Kayu, East Jakarta, tempointeraktif.com reported.

Maemunah is survived by seven children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She died at the same age as her husband, scholar and writer Pramoedya.