US EditionKiss Guitarist Ace Frehley Buried in the Bronx with Bandmates in Attendance
The three surviving original members of KISS reunited at the funeral of Ace Frehley, who died at 74 after medical complications, attended by close family and friends.
- On Wednesday, Ace Frehley was laid to rest in the Bronx, New York, following a private memorial Tuesday attended by KISS founding members Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss.
- Ace Frehley died on Oct.16 at age 74 after a fall in his studio reportedly caused a brain bleed, and he canceled the remainder of his '10,000 Volts Tour' earlier this month due to medical issues.
- About 75 people attended the memorial, mostly musicians, with family and close friends present; the original members last appeared together at the 29th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, 2014.
- An investigation is underway with toxicology report and external examination expected soon by the Morris County, New Jersey medical examiner's office; Frehley is survived by his wife Jeanette and daughter Monique.
- Frehley co-founded KISS in New York in 1973 and is remembered as an iconic performer; the band called him an 'essential and irreplaceable rock soldier' and plans a public fan tribute.
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Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley buried in the Bronx with bandmates in attendance
NEW YORK — Kiss co-founder Ace Frehley was buried in the Bronx on Wednesday following a private memorial Tuesday, with both events being attended by his former bandmates. Read more...
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Boston HeraldKISS guitarist Ace Frehley buried in the Bronx with bandmates in attendance
KISS co-founder Ace Frehley was buried in the Bronx on Wednesday following a private memorial Tuesday, with both events being attended by his former bandmates. Rock-and-roll historian Eddie Trunk said he was a part of the “small group of family and close friends” — including original KISS members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss — who bid farewell to Frehley with the two separate services this week. The 74-year-old guitarist died last …
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The original members of KISS reunited to pay tribute to Ace Frehley, who sadly died earlier this month at 74. Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and Peter Criss reportedly all showed up to send off their bandmate at his funeral in the Bronx, New York City. Keep reading to find out more… DJ and close friend Eddie Trunk shared the news in a post following the funeral, along with photo of a plaque. “@acefrehleyofficial has now been laid to rest in Bronx N…
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