Philip H. Edgerley

GRANVILLE — Philip H. Edgerley, 23, of Granville, passed away on March 27, 2013 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

Philip was born Dec. 30, 1989, in Peru to Philip E. and Mary (Mattern) Edgerley.

He graduated from Putnam County High School, Class of 2008. He was currently a student at University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana and would have received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a minor in Architecture in May of 2013.

He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Granville and Knights of Columbus at St. John's Chapel at the University of Illinois. He served as an MDA Goodwill Ambassador for five years. His academic affiliations included Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Fraternity, Alpha Lambda Delta, Sigma Alpha Lambda and Golden Key International Honor Society.

Survivors include his parents, Philip and Mary Edgerley of rural Granville; two sisters, Emily (Pierre) Alexander of East London, South Africa, and Rachel (Yuriy) Germanovich of Urbana; one uncle, George (Margy) Mattern of Magnolia; two aunts, Cynthia (John) Teegarden of Batavia and Alice (Greg) Bohlen of Chapel Hill, N.C.; and his stepgrandmother, Eleanor Mattern of Wenona.

He was preceded in death by a brother in infancy, Kenneth; his maternal grandparents, Henry and Lois Mattern; and his paternal grandparents, Philip and Julia Edgerley.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. April 1 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Granville, with Father Patrick DeMeulemeester officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Granville.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7:30 p.m. March 31 at the Dysart–Cofoid Funeral Chapel, Granville. A prayer service will follow the visitation and start at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be Yuriy Germanovich, George Mattern, Jon Mattern, Debbie Hultine-Zenor, John Slingsby, Ben Fogel, David Stickel, Vishal Chikkerur, Kendra Smith and Jupin Chacko.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be directed to the Muscular Dystrophy Association or donor's choice.