Frățiman subsequently withdrew to a life of poverty. In November 1926, Pan Halippa employed him at Astra cultural society's Bessarabian Literary and Philological Section, where he worked alongside Paul Gore. Frățiman died September 23, 1927 and was buried in his native village. Eleven years after his death, Bessarabia was occupied by the Soviet Union. In the newly established Moldavian SSR, Frățiman's scholarly contribution was simply ignored, with no mention being made of his name in specialized reference works. Following the independence of Moldova in 1991, Frățiman was the subject of encyclopedic entries, topical articles, and conferences. In 2013, his grave was restored and topped with a new stone cross, donated by Paul Gore Society and the Association of Christian Orthodox Students.