A memorial service for Honolulu artist Peggy Chun will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Kawaiaha'o Church, with visitation from 1 to 2 p.m.

Chun, 62, died Nov. 19 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, which also contributed to the deaths of her grandfather, mother and twin sister.

Chun was diagnosed with ALS in 2002 and though it caused paralysis and eventually prevented her from painting with her hands, she continued to paint with a brush between her teeth. When even that was impossible, she painted using a computer that read her eye movements.

Chun was born Mary Margaret Richard on June 4, 1946, in Lawton, Okla., and moved to Hawai'i in 1969. She first became known for creating handcrafted Hawaiian-themed Christmas ornaments, but started painting after her twin sister, Bobbie, an artist, died in 1987.

Chun is survived by her husband, Elroy; son, Eric; daughter, Leslie Streuli; stepson, Bruce Yong; father, Joseph Richard; brothers, Jose Perry, John Peter, Matthew and Michael Richard; sister, Camile Fox; and three grandchildren.