‘Storage Wars’ star Gunter Nezhoda dead at 67 after cancer battle

Gunter Nezhoda, best known for appearing in “Storage Wars,” has died aged 67 following a battle with cancer.

Nezhoda died in his sleep on Tuesday night after being diagnosed with lung cancer just six months ago, his son Rene confirmed to TMZ.

Rene said his father was diagnosed in September after being a smoker for over 30 years.

He said chemotherapy left holes in his dad’s lungs, prompting him to fly to Utah for emergency surgery.

Unfortunately, medics told them there was nothing more they could do.

“Today is a very sad day, and this is a very hard video for me to make, I’ve made this video many times already. I’m just going to say it the way I say it,” Rene said in a video shared with TMZ.

“I’m telling you guys this because I know that you guys connected with my dad.”

He continued, “My dad was one of the guys on ‘Storage Wars’ that never really got any hate, people just loved him and being around him, including the crew.”

“Everybody loved working with my dad, so I appreciate the support,” he added.

Rene said he was asked about his father’s health “a lot” in recent days but hasn’t “really talked about anything because we kept it private and we thought he was going to fully recover but unfortunately he didn’t.”

“He was 67 years old and all the love that you guys have shown him and support he really appreciated that,” he went on.

“And so hopefully he’s up there in heaven with my mom, dancing again with no more pain.”

“So anyway, thank you for all the love and everything else, but it’s a sad day today,” he concluded the heartbreaking clip.

Rene revealed his brother Ricky was with their dad when he died Tuesday.

Nezhoda appeared on seven episodes of “Storage Wars” between 2015 and 2019.

He recently filmed an episode for the show’s upcoming season.