Overview
- Private memorial and burial were held this week in New York, with Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss attending alongside family and close friends.
- The KISS co-founder died on Oct. 16 in Morristown, New Jersey at age 74 after reports of a brain bleed following a fall in September.
- The Morris County Medical Examiner did not perform an autopsy but is conducting toxicology screening and an external body examination to finalize the cause.
- Frehley had canceled his remaining 2025 tour dates earlier this month citing medical issues after an initial studio fall prompted a hospital visit.
- He is set to be honored posthumously at the Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 7, and a public tribute show is being discussed with his family’s blessing.