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Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley buried in the Bronx with bandmates in attendance

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News on

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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.

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 Thursday in New Jersey after suffering a recent fall that reportedly led to a brain bleed.

“Ace Frehley was laid to rest in a cemetery in the Bronx, New York — of course, where he grew up, very close to where his parents were buried, which were his wishes,” Trunk said in a video posted to Instagram Wednesday.

Trunk didn’t name the specific location, though the Tampa Bay Music News reported he was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Tuesday’s private service was reportedly held in Yonkers, where Frehley lived in the 1980s, according to the outlet. The memorial was attended by about 75 people, “mostly musicians who had played with Ace [or] recorded with him.”

 

Trunk said Frehley’s family has given him their blessing to throw a tribute show for Frehley fans, but warned that won’t happen before next year.

“There is nothing at all to share yet on this, but when there is you will for sure know about it,” he said in the video. “I think it’s important for Ace’s legacy, his fans and the countless guitar players he influenced.”

An investigation is currently underway to finalize Frehley’s cause of death. TMZ reported Sunday that a toxicology report and external examination are expected to be completed soon.

Frehley is survived by his wife Jeanette and daughter Monique.


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