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Obituaries

By Niniek Karmini

ASSOCIATED PRESS

JAKARTA, Indonesia —

Former Indonesian president

Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie,

who allowed democratic re-

forms and an independence

referendum for East Timor fol-

lowing the ouster of the dicta-

tor Suharto, has died. He was

83.

His unpopular presidency

was the shortest in modern

Indonesia’s history but was

transformative.

Mr. Habibie’s son, Thareq

Kemal Habibie, said Indone-

sia’s third president died

Wednesday at Jakarta’s Gatot

Subroto army hospital, where

he had been undergoing treat-

ment for heart problems since

Sept. 1.

He said his father had

struggled to survive, ‘‘but his

heart finally gave up at the

end.’’

President Joko Widodo ex-

pressed deep condolences, and

the government called for a

period of national mourning

until Saturday.

Mr. Habibie was tapped to

lead Indonesia by Suharto as

the military dictator’s 32-year

hold on power crumbled in

May 1998 during a student up-

rising and a devastating eco-

nomic crash. It ended after on-

ly 16 months in October 1999

when he withdrew from con-

tention in presidential elec-

tions.

An engineer educated in In-

donesia, the Netherlands, and

Germany, Mr. Habibie spent

nearly two decades working

for German aircraft maker

Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blo-

hm, before returning to Indo-

nesia in 1974 to help lead Su-

harto’s campaign to industrial-

ize the economy.

As president, Mr. Habibie

apologized for past human

rights abuses and outlined an

eight-point reform program

‘‘to build a just, open, and

democratic society.’’

He ordered the release of

political prisoners, dismantled

restrictions on the press, and

reformed politics to allow for

free elections.

He lifted a three-decade-old

ban on the speaking and

teaching of Mandarin as part

of an easing of discriminatory

policies against ethnic Chinese

that was instituted by Suharto

after his anticommunist po-

groms of 1965-1966.

Responding to internation-

al criticism of Indonesia’s oc-

cupation of Portugal’s former

colonyofEastTimor,Mr.

Habibie surprised Indonesians

by announcing in January

1999 a plan to hold a referen-

dum under UN supervision on

self-determination, offering a

choice between special auton-

omy and independence.

Indonesian militias

deployed terror tactics to in-

timidate people into voting for

continued union, but East

Timorese voted overwhelm-

ingly to split from Indonesia.

In 2017, the young democ-

racy held presidential and par-

liamentary elections that were

the first without UN supervi-

sion since peacekeepers left in

2012.

Despite his reforms, Mr.

Habibie was unable to master

the political tumult unleashed

by the student uprising.

He described the bloody ri-

ots that ended Suharto’s dicta-

torship as ‘‘barbaric,’’ further

alienating students who feared

he was betraying their demo-

cratic revolution and staged

violent protests against his

presidency.

A failure to prosecute a

longtime friend over allega-

tions of massive corruption

undermined his campaign to

stay in power. On Oct. 20,

1999, Mr. Habibie withdrew

from upcoming presidential

elections.

Parliament was already

moving to elect a new head of

state after lawmakers rejected

his ‘‘accountability’’ speech on

the successes and failures of

his months in office.

Born June 25, 1936, in the

South Sulawesi town of Pare-

pare, Mr. Habibie was the

fourth of eight siblings.

His father was of native Su-

lawesi descent and his mother

a Javanese noblewoman from

the ancient sultanate of Yogya-

karta.

Mr. Habibie leaves two

sons. His wife of 48 years, Has-

ri Ainun Habibie, a medical

doctor, died in 2010.

BacharuddinJusufHabibie,at83;was

brieflythirdpresidentofIndonesia

By Giovanni Russonello

NEW YORK TIMES

Mary Lyerly Alexander, who

worked to preserve the legacy

of her cousin John Coltrane

and in the process became a

pillar of the Philadelphia jazz

scene, died on Aug. 31 at a

nursing home in Philadelphia.

She was 92.

Lovett Hines, the artistic di-

rector of the Philadelphia Clef

Club of Jazz & Performing Arts

and a friend of Ms. Alexander’s,

confirmed the death.

Whether they realized it or

not, music fans across the

globe knew Ms. Alexander’s

name thanks to “Cousin Mary,”

a composition that Coltrane

wrote in her honor and includ-

ed on “Giant Steps,” his path-

breaking 1960 album. A first

cousin, she had shared a home

with him for much of his life

until then.

In the LP’s liner notes, Col-

trane wrote of her: “She’s a very

earthy, folksy, swinging person.

The figure is riff-like and al-

though the changes are not

conventional blues progres-

sions, I tried to retain the flavor

of the blues.”

After Coltrane’s death in

1967, Ms. Alexander remained

a devout jazz advocate and be-

came a widely respected torch-

bearer on the Philadelphia

scene. In 1984, with a team of

female jazz musicians, aficio-

nados, and spouses, Ms. Alex-

ander founded the John W. Col-

trane Cultural Society, a non-

profit organization that

operated out of the home she

had shared with him in the

Strawberry Mansions neigh-

borhood, and where she con-

tinued to live.

The group organized jazz

workshops and master classes

in public schools, day camps,

and public housing around

Philadelphia, and hosted a con-

cert series in the house’s back-

yard. Ms. Alexander sometimes

featured famed musicians with

a direct association with Col-

trane, such as bassist Reggie

Workman and saxophonist Ra-

vi Coltrane, John’s son. But she

tended to focus on lesser-

known local luminaries such as

tenor saxophonists Bootsie

Barnes and Odean Pope.

She led occasional tours of

the home, where she displayed

artifacts from Coltrane’s life, in-

cluding original music manu-

scripts and paintings he had

made. In 1999, Ms. Alexander

secured a National Historic

Landmarks designation for the

house.

She also worked frequently

with the Trane Stop Resource

Center, a nonprofit dedicated

to jazz preservation, and the

Clef Club, which focuses on

youth education and concert

production.

“If we did anything in the

name of John Coltrane, of

course she was the person we

went to and asked for assis-

tance and advice,” said Hines, a

former artistic director at

Trane Stop. “If there were any

musicians that we wanted to

present, she was the major per-

son we would go to first.”

Carla Washington, the Clef

Club’s community engagement

manager, called Ms. Alexander

a repository of historical and

cultural knowledge. “She knew

the music; she knew the musi-

cians; she had stories to tell in

reference to the music,” Wash-

ington said. “She dedicated her

life to the music of jazz.”

Mary Alice Elizabeth Lyerly

was born on July 23, 1927, in

High Point, N.C., to Goler and

Bettie (Blair) Lyerly.

Both she and John Coltrane

were only children, born just

10 months apart, and they

grew up together in the house

of their maternal grandpar-

ents.

They often played and took

dancing lessons together, and

evenreceivedacommonmusi-

cal education from Coltrane’s

father, John Sr., who sang and

played violin in the house. In a

1962 interview, Coltrane de-

scribed Ms. Alexander as “like a

sister to me.”

She leaves no immediate

family members. Ms. Alexan-

der’s husband, Billy Alexander,

died in 1995.

She moved to Philadelphia

with her mother in 1944, a year

after Coltrane did. Eight years

later, Coltrane, who had served

in World War II, used a GI Bill

loan to buy a house across from

scenic Fairmount Park.

Ms. Alexander moved in,

along with her mother and Col-

trane’s mother, Alice (Blair)

Coltrane. Ms. Alexander lived

there until 2004; after a severe

stroke left her without the abil-

ity to speak, she spent her final

years at the Watermark nurs-

ing home.

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Whether they realized it or not, music fans across the globe knew Ms. Alexander’s name

thanks to “Cousin Mary,” a composition that Coltrane wrote in her honor.

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Funeral Services

Age 90, of Methuen, MA, passed away
peacefully on Tuesday, September 10,
2019 at Holy Family Hospital, accompa-
nied by her niece, Kathy, and nephew,
Robert “Bobby.” She was born to the
late Carmino Alfonso and Angelina
(Calderone) Mancini in Lawrence, MA.
Rita attended Lawrence High School
and graduated with the class of 1946.
She later went on to receive an Associ-
ate’s degree from Boston College. Rita
was employed by the Internal Revenue
Service in Andover, MA for over thirty
years, until she settled into retirement
at the age of 55.
Rita was married to her late hus-
band, Dominick Mauro, for thirty-nine
years. They enjoyed activities such as
gardening, canning, and bottling vari-
ous vegetables from their garden. They
also loved to travel.
A deeply religious Catholic, Rita
often attended mass at local parishes,
including Holy Rosary-St. Bernard Par-
ish and St. Lucy. Her favorite pastimes
included shopping for herself and oth-
ers. Always a classy dresser, Rita would
attend outings and family functions
in fashion. Rita enjoyed the holidays
surrounded by her family. Her fondest
memories were with her sister, Janet.
They enjoyed drives to the beach, mov-
ies, cooking, and baking. Growing up,
Rita had many hobbies, which included
skating, skiing, and going to Salisbury
Beach with her closest friends, Connie
and Mary.
In her older age, Rita was able to
continue living independently with as-
sistance from both Kathy and Bobby.
Rita will be remembered as a sweet,
dear woman without a mean bone in
her body. She was very soft-spoken,
honest, with a loving heart and a great
sense of humor.
Besides her husband, Rita was pre-
deceased by her brother, Louis Mancini,
and his wife, Virginia, as well as her sis-
ter, Vincenza “Janet” and her husband,
Orazio “Cal” DiMauro. She is survived
by Kathy and Bobby, and many more
nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may
be donated to Muscular Degeneration
and the American Heart Association.
Family and friends are respectfully
invited to attend Calling Hours, Sunday,
September 15, 2019, from 3:00-7:00
pm at Cataudella Funeral Home, 126
Pleasant Valley Street in METHUEN.
Her mass will take place Monday,
September 16, 2019 at 10:00 am at St.
Monica Church, 214 Lawrence Street in
Methuen. Burial will be in Immaculate
Conception Cemetery in Lawrence. For
directions or to leave a condolence visit
http://www.cataudellafh.com

MAURO, Rita

Cataudella Funeral Home

126 Pleasant Valley St., Methuen

Bernadette Marie (Dineen) Santoro,

of The Villages, FL and Kingston, MA,

died peacefully on Tuesday, Septem-

ber 10, 2019. Bernadette was born

in Boston, MA on September 23rd,

1934. Daughter of the late Charles and
      Bernadette Dineen. She graduated from
      Cardinal Cushing Central High School
      and was employed over the years by
      New England Telephone and Telegraph
      and Sears Roebuck and Co. She was a
      devout Catholic and belonged to the
      religious organizations of Matre Dei
      and The World Apostolate of Fatima.
      She was also a devoted wife, mother
      and grandmother, and spent many
      years enjoying her time spent with
      her grandchildren. Her most notable
      achievement was her 64 year marriage
      to her loving husband, Eugene. They
      enjoyed many adventures together,
      touring the United States as well as
      many countries in Europe. Bernadette
      was the beloved wife of Eugene Antho-
      ny Santoro; loving mother of Catherine
      Santoro Breen and her husband Paul,
      of Amherst, New Hampshire, Susan
      Marie Twombly of Cumming, Georgia,
      James Eugene Santoro and his late
      wife, Laura Rosati Santoro, of Pepper-
      ell, Massachusetts, and Peter Charles
      Santoro and his wife Deborah Ann
      Santoro, of Groton, Massachusetts. She
      was also the devoted grandmother of
      Cara (Breen) Lavallee, Joshua Stephen
      Twombly, John-Michael Breen, Sabrina
      Kathleen Santoro, Laryssa Tervail,
      Jai Luc Santoro, Sofia Rose Santoro,
      and Samuel Joseph Santoro; as well
      as great-grandmother of Declan Paul
      Lavallee. Dear sister of Carol Dineen
      VarnumandJosephDineen;aswellas
      the late Charles Dineen, Marie Hanley,
      Edward Dineen and James Dineen. Vis-
      tationwillbefrom9:00-11:00AMon
      Monday morning, September 16th at
      the George L. Doherty Funeral Home,
      855 Broadway, (Powder House Sq.)
      SOMERVILLE. A Funeral Mass will be
      celebrated at 11:30 AM the same day,
      at St. Clements Parish in Somerville.
      Relatives and friends invited. Interment
      will immediately follow Mass at Holy
      CrossCemeteryinMalden.Inlieu
      of flowers, the family requests that a
      donation be made in Bernadette’s name
      to the Dementia Society of America.
      For more information please visit http://www.
      dohertyfuneralservice.com

SANTORO, Bernadette M.

Age 51, of Needham, Massachusetts,

died on September 6, 2019. She was

born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was the

daughter of Robert “Ted” and Geraldine

“Jerri” Taylor. She was a graduate of

Jenks High School and received her

B.A. in Political Science from Oklahoma

State University. After graduation, Kelly

served as a social worker for the Okla-

homa Department of Human Services.

Kelly was a believer and spoke

openly about her Christian faith, which

was a consistent source of strength

throughout her life. Kelly loved books,

learning, travel, gathering with family

and friends and spending time at Cape

Cod.

Kelly is survived by her husband,

Joseph Li, and daughters, Grace and

Hope Li, her parents, her brother, Steve

Taylor and his family of Durant, OK,

her sister-in-law, Josephine Li-McLeod

and her family of Needham, MA, a

large and loving extended family, and

her faithful cockapoo, Annie.

A private Committal Service is

being held at Needham Cemetery in

Needham, MA. The Eaton Funeral

Home of NEEDHAM, MA is handling

funeral arrangements. A Memorial

Service is being held at 11:00, Saturday,

September 14, 2019 at Grace Chapel,

59 Worthen Rd., Lexington, MA. A

second Memorial Service is being held

at 11:00, Saturday, September 21, 2019,

at The Park Church of Christ, 10600

East 96th St., Tulsa, OK.

Gifts in Kelly’s memory can be given

to the Neuroendocrine Tumor Research

Foundation at 321 Columbus, Ave Suite

5R, Boston, MA 02116 or at netrf.org

To share a memoryof Kelly, please

visit http://www.eatonfuneralhomes.com

TAYLOR-LI, Kelly

TELIAN, Harry B.

Formerly of Dedham,

September 7, 2019. Beloved

husband of Joyce

(Kazanjian) Telian. Devoted father of

Jack Telian and his wife Cathy, Karen

Tyler-Telian and her husband Steven,

Alan Telian and his wife Nancy, Alice

Haslam and her husband Larry and

Lisa Johnson and her husband Richard.

Also survived by 7 loving grandchildren

and 3 cherished great-grandsons.

Brother of Alice Najarian. Funeral

service at Saint Stephen’s Armenian

Church, 38 Elton Avenue, Watertown

on Tuesday, September 17 at 11:00 a.m.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited

to attend. At the request of the family,

there are no Visiting Hours. In lieu of

flowers, memorial gifts may be made to

Saint Stephen’s Armenian Church or

Armenia Tree Project, 400 West

Cummings Park, Suite 3900, Woburn,

MA 01801. Interment at Mount Auburn

Cemetery, Cambridge. Veteran WWII,

US Army Air Forces. Arrangements by

Aram Bedrosian Funeral Home,

WATERTOWN.

Of Braintree, formerly of Sharon, MA,

passed away peacefully on Sept. 10

at 83 years of age. Devoted daughter

of the late Jacob and Ann (Lipsitz)

Linsky. Beloved wife of the late Marvin

Sidell. Loving mother of Scott Sidell

of Andover, Denise Fisher of Hull and

Robin Bengtson & her husband Russell

of Braintree. Cherished grandmother

of Thomas John “TJ”, Matthew, Daniel,

Jacqueline, Evan and the late Dena

Marie. Dear sister of the late Helen

Cohen, Minnie Yaffee and Barbara

Rickard. Chapel Service will be held

at Schlossberg Memorial Chapel, 824

Washington St., CANTON, on Sunday,

Sept. 15, at 10am. Interment to follow

at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham

St., Sharon. Memorial observances will

be held at the home of Robin and Rus-

sell Bengtson.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be

made to Alzheimer’s Association, 309

Waverley Oaks Road, Waltham, MA

02452.

SIDELL, Sandra

Schlossberg Memorial Chapel

“Family Owned”

781-828-6990

http://www.SchlossbergChapel.com

Of Saugus, age 81, Septem-

ber 11. Loving husband of

Lillian M. (Howell) Zibell,

with whom he just celebrated 60 years

of marriage. Beloved father of Earl

Zibell, Jr. & his wife Karen, James Zibell

& his wife Korey, and Dena Zibell.

Cherished grandfather of 12 grand-

children & 8 great-grandchildren. Dear

brother of John “Pete” Zibell & his wife

Rosaleen. Late U.S. Army Veteran &

U.S. Postal Service employee. Relatives

& friends are invited to attend Visting

Hours in the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral

Home, 549 Lincoln Ave., SAUGUS,

on Saturday, 2-5 p.m., followed by a

Funeral Service in the funeral home

at 5 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations

in his memory can be made to the

Bedford V.A., Decedent Affairs, Unit

4C, 200 Springs Rd., Bedford, MA

1730. For directions & condolences
      http://www.BisbeePorcella.com

ZIBELL, Earl L.

Of Brockton, formerly of

Dorchester, age 71, Septem-

ber 11. Husband of 49 years

of Katharine M. (Shea) Sullivan. Father

of Christine M. Russo and her husband

Dean of Stoughton and the late Katha-

leen Spann. Brother of the late Billy

Morgan. Also survived by 8 grandchil-

dren and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral Prayers will be offered from

the Farley Funeral Home, 358 Park St.,

(Rte. 27), STOUGHTON on Sunday

at 4 PM. Visiting Hours prior from

2-4 PM. Interment will be private. In

lieu of flowers, donations in Danny’s

memory may be made to the VA Boston

HealthcareSystem,BrocktonVAMC

Campus, Attn: Voluntary Service (135),

940 Belmont St., Brockton, MA 02301.

Obituary and directions at farleyfh.com

SULLIVAN, Daniel P.

Farley Funeral Home

(781)344-2676

Of West Roxbury, Sept. 11, 2019.

Beloved wife of the late Maurice

“Mossie” Sheehan. Visiting Hours

from the William J. Gormley Fu-

neral Home, 2055 Centre St., WEST

ROXBURY, Sunday, Sept. 15th from

3-7 pm. Funeral Mass in the Mission

Church, Monday at 10 am. In lieu of

flowers, donations may be made in her

memory to St. Jude Research Hospital,

501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105

For directions and guestbook http://www.

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2019.

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