FRANK’S KEEPSAKES American Pickers star Frank Fritz’s antiques including his motorcycle collection to be auctioned off after tragic death

AMERICAN Pickers star Frank Fritz’s antiques will be auctioned off after he tragically passed away two years after suffering a debilitating stroke.

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

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

In an exclusive interview with The U.S. Sun, Frank’s longtime friend Jerry Gendreau revealed what will happen to the American Pickers 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.”

In 2021, The U.S. Sun photographed Frank at his $155,000 Iowa farmhouse in Davenport, Iowa.

In one of Frank’s outhouses 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 U.S. Sun some of the bikes will be displayed at his store.

Frank Fritz Finds is located in the back room of Jerry’s bar, Hawgdogs, in Savanna, Illinois.

Jerry told The U.S. 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 they’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 Finds 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.

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

The conservatorship papers obtained by The U.S. Sun revealed plans for the store during his health battle.

The Initial Plan filed by conservator MidWestOne Bank read, “Mr. Fritz is a well-known collector and has numerous outbuildings 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 Savanna, IL as needed.

“Conservator is hopeful [Frank] will be able to participate in selection and pricing of items as he did previously.”