“Farewell to Frank Fritz: Iconic Antiques & Motorcycles from American Pickers Star for Sale”

Frank died at age 60 on September 30,
with loved ones, including longtime friend and co-star Mike Wolf, by his side.

Frank was a longtime collector of motorcycles, vintage signs, and other antiques,
as he even owned an antique store, Frank Fritz Finds, in Savannah, Illinois.

In an exclusive interview with the US Sun,
Frank’s longtime friend Jerry Gendro revealed what will happen to the American Picker star’s beloved antiques.

“They’re going to have an auction, that’s what I would do, because of his fan base.
I think he’ll do really, really well with an auction,” he said.

In 2021, the US Sun photographed Frank at his $155,000 Iowa farmhouse in Davenport, Iowa,
in one of Frank’s houses on the property.
Frank showed off rows of motorcycles from his personal collection.

Through the years, viewers of American Pickers have watched Frank purchase items,
from vintage signs to antique mannequins.

Jerry previously told the US Sun some of the bikes will be displayed at his store.
Frank Fritz Finds is located in the back room of Jerry’s Bar Hog Dogs in Savannah, Illinois.

Jerry told the US Sun in October, “We have been an antique store for 35 years.
We’ll probably continue to be that. We may display motorcycles and choppers that represent Frank.
Right now it’s set up as an 1880s general store. Maybe there’ll be bikes on a rack all the way down the center.
We’re trying to contemplate what other people want me to do.”

Frank Fritz F sells small antiques, from $35 oil cans to a $30 vintage typewriter.
Frank wasn’t as involved in the business after he suffered the stroke in July 2022 at his Iowa home.

Frank’s friends filed an emergency appointment of a temporary guardian and conservator for the star on August 18,
claiming his decision-making capacity was so impaired from the stroke.

The conservatorship papers obtained by the US Sun revealed plans for the store during his health battle.
The initial plan filed by conservator Midwest Stone Bank Rd stated,
“Mr. Fritz is a well-known collector and has numerous buildings full of valuable collections.
The conservator has not yet inventoried those items but plans to leave them largely as they are now,
with the exception of stocking Mr. Fritz’s antique store in Savannah, Illinois, as needed.
The conservator is hopeful Frank will be able to participate in selection and pricing of items as he did previously.”

Frank left American Pickers in 2020 to undergo back surgery.
He never returned and was officially let go in 2021, despite fan outrage over the cast shake-up.

Mike’s brother Robbie replaced Frank on the show, while John “Jersey John” Cay later became a full-time cast member.

Frank revealed his feud with Mike, 59, during an interview with the US Sun in 2021.
Frank said, “I haven’t talked to Mike in 2 years.
He knew my back was messed up, but he didn’t call me up and ask how I was doing.
That’s just how it is. The show is tilted towards him 1,000%. I can’t even bend that far down to show you how much.
That’s fine. It’s like you’ve got Aerosmith and there’s Steven Tyler, and he’s the frontman.

I found my spot, I’m second, and he’s number one on the show. That’s no problem with me.
Maybe he does have a problem.”

The stroke left Frank wheelchair-bound as he was in rehabilitation.
“He can walk, but he’s always going to need the wheelchair because he can’t walk long distances,”
a source previously told the US Sun in August 2023.

“Basically, you lose motion. He lost motion. A stroke can affect your left or your right side;
it affected his right side.”

Jerry previously gave insight into Frank’s health struggles in the months before his passing.
“He felt really, really bad,” he told the US Sun. “You would go to see him in the nursing home,
and one half of his body was completely done. He would lift his arm up, and it would just drop.
That’s got to be tough to be totally bedridden.”

Jerry explained how Frank grew frustrated because he couldn’t come out and say what he wanted to say.
“Though some days were much, much better than others, I seen this when people get tired — they get tired.
I think if you don’t have the will to live, you won’t,” Jerry said.
“I think Frank could have lived a lot longer if the will to live would have been there.”

Mike and Frank ended their feud during his health issues and reunited over Memorial Day weekend of 2023.
Mike was by his side in hospice when he passed, along with other loved ones.