In Memoriam
BROTHER J. WILLIAM CLAREY, FSC
We know that we have left death and come over into life; we know it because we love our brothers. Whoever does not love is still in death. This is how we know what love is: Christ gave his life for us. We, too, then, ought to give our lives for our brothers!”
(1 John 3:14, 16)
Born into life on May 5, 1939, Brother J. William Clarey, FSC, was a dedicated Christian Brother for 64 years and died in the Lord on December 18, 2023.
We remember and pray for our Brother J. William Clarey, FSC, age 84. Brother William died Monday, December 18, 2023 in St. Paul, Minnesota. A De La Salle Christian Brother for 64 years, he was born James William Clarey on May 5, 1939, in Breckenridge, Minnesota.
He entered the novitiate of the Christian Brothers in 1959 in Glencoe, MO. He received the Religious Habit on May 14, 1959 and pronounced his Perpetual Vows at St. Mary’s in Winona, Minnesota in 1965.
Survivors include his sisters Margaret Mary Lynam and Kathleen Marohl, his brother Gerald Walter Clarey, and the De La Salle Christian Brothers.
Funeral Arrangements:
Visitation/Wake: Saturday, January 6, 2024 9:00 – 11:00 am
And Mass:: Mass of Christian Burial – 11:00 am
Cremains present at funeral mass
Church of the Assumption
51 7th Street West
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Luncheon to follow the liturgy.
Assignments
Cretin High School, St. Paul, MN | 1962-1964
Shanley High School, Fargo, ND | 1964-1966
CB Retreat House, Dunrovin, MN | 1966-1969
CB Provincialate, St. Paul, MN | 1969-1970
Drug Ed. For Youth, Ind., St. Paul, MN | 1970-1973
University of North Dakota - Study | 1973-1974
Minneapolis Rehab. Center, St. Paul, MN | 1974-1978
CIL and Study, Rome | 1978-1979
Auxiliary Visitor, St. Paul, MN | 1979-1980
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN | 1980-1989
St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN | 1989-1997
Sabbatical | 1997-1998
Sangre De Cristo Center, Santa Fe, NM | 1998-2004
St. Michael’s H.S. Community, Santa Fe, NM | 2004-2007
CB Provincialate, Burr Ridge, IL | 2007-2009
Central Towers, St. Paul, MN | 2009-2016
Catholic Eldercare River, Minneapolis, MN | 2016-2023
