Br. William John Woeger

Born into life on April 22, 1945, Brother William Woeger, FSC, was a dedicated Christian Brother for 61 years and died in the Lord on December 17, 2024.

We remember and pray for our Brother William Woeger, FSC, age 79. Brother William died Tuesday, December 17, 2024, in Connecticut. A De La Salle Christian Brother for 61 years, he was born William John Woeger on April 22, 1945, in Saint Louis, Missouri. Br. William received the Religious Habit in November 1963, in Glencoe, Missouri and pronounced his Perpetual Vows in 1970 in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Survivors include his sister Marjory Malarkey, Four Nephews Don Roach, John Roach, Bill Roach, Bill Parlon and two Nieces Joyce Parlon and Laura Snyder and the Christian Brothers of the Midwest.

 Visitation: Begins January 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM at St. Cecilia Cathedral 701 N 40th Street Omaha, NE 68131

with a Vigil Service at 7:00 PM

Funeral Arrangements: Mass of Christian Burial will be held January 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM at St. Cecilia Cathedral 

701 N 40th Street Omaha, NE 68131

Notes of condolence may be sent to:   ‍Marjory Malarkey4834Rollingtop Road Ellicott City, MD 21043

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Brother William Anton, (William John Woeger) was able to turn nothing into something. He had an incredible vision for worship spaces and was able to implement that vision in parishes, cathedrals, and religious houses across the country - all the way to Hawaii. William was a creator. He was also a master liturgist and spent nearly 40 years serving St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska as chief liturgist for the Archdiocese. While there he also created the Cathedral Arts program that continued to flourish under his leadership until recently when he handed the reins to other talented persons. One of his most well-known liturgical design projects was the Crystal Cathedral in Orange, California. Archbishop Lucas in his message to William on the occasion of his Golden Jubilee said, "William is now in the Crystal era of life." The icon of the Founder that hangs in our provincial office was created by William and that image is internationally displayed in schools, Brothers' communities, and on our prayer cards. Brother William Woeger frequently wrote icons to be prayed in the liturgical spaces he designed. As St. John Baptist de La Salle, founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools said, so our Brother William said, "I adore in everything the will of God in my regard. And may God’s love bless and defend me all my days …all the days of my life.”