‘Storage Wars’ star Gunter Nezhoda dies aged 67 after losing battle with cancer

‘Storage Wars’ star Gunter Nezhoda has passed away at the age of 67 after losing his battle with cancer, just six months after his diagnosis.

Nezhoda died in his sleep in Salt Lake City Tuesday night due to complications from lung cancer, his son and fellow “Storage Wars” star Rene Nezhoda said. TMZ.

Rene said Nezhoda was diagnosed with lung cancer in September after 30 years of smoking, but the chemotherapy treatment left holes in his lungs.

Nezhoda flew to Utah for emergency surgery to treat his lungs, but doctors said there was nothing more they could do for him, Rene said.

In a video, Rene said, “I’m telling you this because I know you have a connection to my dad.

“My dad was one of the guys on Storage Wars who never really got hated, people just loved him and were around him, including the crew.

“Everyone loved working with my dad, so I appreciate the support.

“A lot of people have been asking how my dad is and I just haven’t really talked about it because we kept it private and we thought he would make a full recovery, but unfortunately he didn’t.

“He was 67 years old and all the love you guys showed him and the support he really appreciated.

“And hopefully he’s up there in heaven with my mother, dancing again without pain.”

Rene said Nezhoda’s son, Ricky, was with him when he passed away on Tuesday.

Born in Vienna and then living in Frankfurt, Germany for ten years before moving to Las Vegas in 1990, Gunter starred in seven episodes of ‘Storage Wars’ from 2015-2019.

He was also a movie star and worked on Bass with musicians Pat Travers, Leslie West, Michael Schenker, George Lynch and Kevin Dubrow.