` ` Rue was a close and dear friend , '' co - star Betty White says . ' McClanahan , who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last Monday , was surrounded by family when she died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital , according to manager Barbara Lawrence . White 's family at home with her when she died . White won an Emmy in 1987 . White is last surviving ` ` Golden Girls '' star .
` ` Rue was a close and dear friend , '' co - star Betty White says . ' White 's family at home with her when she died . White won an Emmy in 1987 . White is last surviving ` ` Golden Girls '' star .