Forest Golden, 81, Portsmouth

Posted 2/17/19

Forest Golden, 81, of Portsmouth, R.I., passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Feb. 9, 2019.

Forest was born Oct. 24, 1937 in Boston and was raised by his foster parent, Elmira …

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Forest Golden, 81, Portsmouth

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Forest Golden, 81, of Portsmouth, R.I., passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Feb. 9, 2019.

Forest was born Oct. 24, 1937 in Boston and was raised by his foster parent, Elmira York. Forest was married to Susan Walker for 18 years.

Forest is survived by his wife Susan, and his children; Sheila Westerfield and husband Andrew of Wakefield, R.I., Joy Golden of Auburn, N.Y., Douglas Mazur and his wife Lisa, of Nantucket, Mass., Andrew Mazur and his wife Shannon, of Tiverton, R.I., Juliette Birmingham of Windham, N.H., Christopher Mancieri and his wife Patricia of North Smithfield, R.I., and Derek Mancieri of Fall River. He is also survived by 15 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his former wife, Nina Mazur, MD, and his brother, Carl Adams.

His funeral service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at 10 a.m. in the Portsmouth United Methodist Church, 2732 East Main Road, Portsmouth.

There will also be a celebration of Forest’s life at the Newport Yacht Club, 110 Long Wharf, Newport, on Friday, May 3, 2019, at 1 p.m.

Burial will be private.

Additional information at www.memorialfuneralhome.com.

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