Westbrook William J. "Bill" Dearden – 95, died at The Cedars in Portland, after a long illness, on Friday, April 26th. Bill was born in Chester, VT on March 26, 1924 to Thomas and Lora B. Dearden. He and three brothers were raised in Acworth, NH. Bill joined the U. S. Navy and served aboard the USS Caperton, in the South Pacific, during WWII and was a sonar operation teacher in Key West, FL during the Korean War. Bill and Margaret "Peggy" Mason were married in 1944 eventually settling in Portland, Maine to raise their family.Bill retired from CMP in 1989 having worked there for 40 years. Bill enjoyed fishing, hunting, cross country skiing, canoeing, gardening and reading. Bill loved the outdoors and would assist his neighbors by mowing lawns, raking leaves, and snow-blowing driveways. He would also share the bounty of his vegetable garden and berry patch. Bill was predeceased by his wife Peggy, daughter Kathleen, granddaughter Mariah, father, mother and brothers. He is survived by son William "Will"and his wife Rhonda of Westbrook, daughter Mary Ann Dearden and her husband Dr. Burton E. Weissman of Paradise Valley, AZ, daughter Margaret "Maggie"Dearden-Lewis, son Michael and his wife Brenda of Portland; grandchildren Kristina Lewis and Sheldon Lewis; great granddaughter Maya and several nieces and nephews. Special thanks to Maureen Duchesneau, Linda Kasnadi and Alexis Miller for their TLC of Dad. A graveside service will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Yarmouth, on June 15th at 10:30AM with a Memorial/ Reception at Bruno Restaurant at 33 Allen Ave. Portland, Maine. To express condolences or to participate in Bill's online tribute please visit www.DolbyBlaisSegee.com Donations can be made in his name to Veterans No Boundaries C/O Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation. 8 Sundance Lane... Newry, Maine 04261 or Acworth Veterans Park Memorial Committee at 860-338-3227