Dr. Frederick M. "Fritz" Faust

Dr. Frederick M. "Fritz" Faust, 64, passed away on the morning of Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, after a 6 year battle with cancer.

Born September 13th, 1962, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to J. Edward and Kathleen (Auckly) Faust, he graduated from Brebeuf Preparatory School in 1980. He obtained a B.S. in Zoology from Butler University in 1984 and an M.S. in Biochemistry in 1988 from Purdue University. During his M.S. research he met his wife Cindy, whom he married in 1989. Fritz and Cindy moved to Houston, Texas, where he worked as a laboratory technician at Baylor College of Medicine for several years, all the while dreaming of being a physician. In 1992 they moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and in 1994 he was accepted into Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Fritz decided to go into pediatrics after he realized during his clinical rotations that the only attending physicians who smiled were the pediatricians. From 1998-2001, he pursued a pediatric residency at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, then worked as a pediatrician in Appleton, Wisconsin before relocating to Springfield, Missouri in 2003. He was employed by Ozarks Community Hospital from 2008 up until his death. Fritz loved his patients and was a fierce advocate for their needs. Heaven help the person whom he perceived was standing in the way of getting the best care for one of them! When not in the office he loved spending time with his family and making them laugh, woodworking, reading (WWII history especially), watching movies, and….CHRISTMAS! Underneath it all was a sincere devotion to his Catholic faith, which he loved sharing with others.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother David Faust, and sister in law Sharon Faust. He is survived by his wife Cindy and his children Hunter, Anna, and Joshua Faust; mother-in-law Theresa Guynn; sisters Debby Faust, Mary Meyers, and Carol Langsford; brothers Joseph, Eric, and Christopher Faust; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be from 4 pm until 8 pm Thursday October 1, 2026 in Herman Lohmeyer Funeral Home with a rosary service to begin at 7:30 pm. Funeral mass will begin 10:30 am Friday October 2, 2026 in St. Agnes Cathedral. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Lost and Found Grief Center (lostandfoundozarks.com) or Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri (ccsomo.org)