Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- A public memorial service for heavy metal rocker Ronnie James Dio is planned for Sunday, with members of the Westboro Baptist Church saying they will picket the ceremony. The church in Topeka, Kansas, is known for its intolerance of gays and its picketing of soldiers' funerals. A picketing schedule on the church's website said protesters will be at the Dio memorial at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, accusing the 67-year-old rocker of worshipping Satan. Dio died on May 16 after a battle with stomach cancer. Charges of devil-worshipping have often been leveled against heavy metal music. Dio, in particular, was a favorite target.
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Church says it will picket singer Dio's memorial service
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Public service will host donation center to raise money for cancer fund
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Rocker died on May 16 after battle with stomach cancer
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Dio fronted Rainbow and Black Sabbath
Born @placeholder in 1942, Dio's professional music career began as a high school student in the late 1950s.