John Vincent Frese, of St. Louis, MO, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at the age of 69.

John was born March 17, 1956 to Paul M. and Bonnie Frese. He grew up in Brentwood Missouri and attended Brentwood High School.

John always enjoyed playing sports in his youth including football and baseball. He received a baseball scholarship to Lindenwood College where he got his associate's degree.

John shared a lifelong love of sports with his father and brothers. He especially enjoyed the St. Louis Cardinals. He always looked forward to going to spring training in Florida with his family or with his friends. He was a 20 plus season ticket holder to the Cardinals.

He spent many years collecting and trading sports memorabilia. At one point his home was filled with sports cards, bobble heads, vintage sports games, photos, magazines and books.

John's greatest passion was music. He started collecting vinyl records right after college and continued for most of his life. He worked at multiple record stores in the St. Louis area. He was a known record collector and helped organize and operate many record shows.

John was preceded in death by his parents Paul and Bonnie Frese (Walkenhorst), his brothers Paul and wife Linda, William and wife Susan, Richard and nephew Matthew Frese. He is survived by his brother Michael (Nita) and nephews Tim (Angela), Billy, Brandon and Michael Frese, Jeremy and Kyle Lugger and nieces Shelly (Kevin) Jansen, Natalie Kerry and Amy (James) Canning and many great-nephews and nieces.

Services:  A memorial service will be held at Rockwood Bible Church, 2425 Glencoe Road, Glencoe, MO 63038 on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Immediately after the service a celebration of life luncheon will be held at the church.

As a service of the SCHRADER Funeral Home and Crematory, friends may sign the family's on-line guestbook at Schrader.com.