Heraty, William “Lynn”

William “Lynn” Heraty

December 13, 1946 – October 28, 2019

William “Lynn” Heraty, age 72, of Harsens Island, passed away on October 28, 2019. He was born on December 13, 1946, in Detroit.
He graduated from McKenzie High School. He served in the USMC and was wounded at Khe Sanh. After Vietnam, he settled on Harsens Island, and on December 25, 1971, he married the love of his life, Deborah Heraty (nee Hinsley). He served 23 years on the Harsens Island Volunteer Fire Department. His final 29 working years were spent at Champions Auto Ferry, which he never really considered a real job. Once retired, he and Debby loved to spend winters in Cape Coral, Florida, and he loved his friends there. He is survived by his wife Deborah, son and daughter-in-law; Lynn and Mellisa, granddaughter, Elyse, brother Richard Heraty (Chris) , sister, Mary Sparkman (Greg), and brother-in-law, Paul Minnich. He is predeceased by his parents; Richard and Frances Ruth Heraty, and sister, Theresa Minnich.