Ace Frehley laid to rest at private memorial service attended by Kiss bandmates
Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley has been laid to rest at a private memorial service.
The ceremony for the rock legend, who died on October 16th aged 74, took place in the Bronx, New York, and was attended by those who knew him best, including Kiss’ Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss.
Sirius XM radio host Eddie Trunk, who was at the service on October 22nd, later took to Instagram to share, “Ace Frehley has now been laid to rest in Bronx NY. It has been an emotional couple of days to say the least saying farewell to a rock icon and long time friend. All of the services went as well as they could and were attended by a small group of family and close friends, including the 3 surviving original members of KISS.”
Trunk continued, “It was an honor to be invited to attend and participate and saw some old friends and made some new ones celebrating Ace.”
The radio host also revealed that he has been granted permission from the Frehley family to pursue “a tribute show / fan celebration at some point” of the guitarist’s career. He added, “That’s something I feel, and many others feel, is deserved and should happen.”
On the day of Frehley’s memorial service, it was revealed that his death is currently under investigation by a New Jersey medical examiner.
A representative from the Morris County Medical Examiner told TMZ that no autopsy was carried out on Frehley following his death. However, the late guitarist is set to receive a toxicology screening along with an external body examination.
The new report states that Frehley’s cause of death is expected to be revealed within the next few weeks once the toxicology report has concluded.
Previously, hours before his death was announced, it was reported that Frehley was on life support after suffering a brain bleed in the studio in September, which had caused him to cancel the rest of his forthcoming concerts in 2025.
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