Betty White’s death caused by stroke suffered 6 days earlier

Beloved actor Betty White died from a stroke she suffered six days before her death at the age of 99.

According to The Associated Press, White’s death certificate states the “Golden Girls” star died at her home in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles as the result of a Dec. 25 cerebrovascular accident, the medical term for a stroke.

The cause of death was provided by White’s doctor, as is typical in such cases.

White was cremated and her remains were given Friday to Glenn Kaplan, the man in charge of her advanced health care directive.

The “Mary Tyler Moore” actor died less than three weeks before her 100th birthday.