Ty A. Arp, 42, of Walcott died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
Visitation was held Aug. 30 at the Bentley Funeral Home in Durant. Funeral services were on Aug. 31 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport. Interment was at the Maysville Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to his children’s educational fund. Online condolences may be left at www.bentleyfuneralhome.com.
Ty was born in Davenport on Feb. 11, 1977 to Loren and Hollie Sinkler Arp. He graduated from Durant High School in 1995 and from Scott Community College in 1998.
Ty married Michelle Walshire on Sept. 14, 2002 in Davenport. They have three children: Ashlyn, Dylan and Nolan.
Ty was a union journeyman electrician. He farmed in Scott County on his family’s century farm. He was the fire chief of the Maysville Volunteer Fire Department and the current president of the Scott County Fire Chiefs Association. He recently celebrated his 20th anniversary with the Maysville Fire Department. He was a member of the Walcott Community Club, Walcott Day Committee and a founding member of the Association for Glycogen Storage Disease.
Ty is survived by his wife Michelle of Walcott and their children Ashlyn, Dylan and Nolan; his mother Hollie (Tony) Swain of Davenport; sisters Krista (Mike) Scaia of Jacksonville, Florida and Amy (Greg) Hageman of Bettendorf, half-brother Michael (Jodi) Arp of McCausland and half-sister Abbi (Rory) Madden of Bettendorf. He is also survived by his mother-in-law Sandra (Steven) Weber of Mechanicsville, father-in-law Jeffrey Walshire of Cedar Rapids, brother-in-law Jeremy Walshire (Robin Hoffman) of Cedar Rapids and sister-in-law Jasmarina (Ben) McDaniel of Los Angeles.
He was preceded in death by his father and grandparents.
