In Memoriam | Br. William Woeger, FSC

Br. William Woeger, FSC

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

Brother William Woeger, FSC, was born in Saint Louis, Missouri on April 22, 1945, son of William J. Woeger, Sr. and Anita Kretzer Woeger.  Completing his religious formation in 1967, he was assigned to Rummel High School in Omaha, NE.  Beginning in 1978, Brother William served in the Office for Divine Worship, Archdiocese of Omaha for 40 years.  During much of this time he has also worked as a liturgical consultant/designer across the United States.  Projects include the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, Hawaii and the transformation of the Crystal Cathedral into Chris Catholic Cathedral for the Diocese of Orange, California.

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

Funeral Arrangements

Visitation:            
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Evening of Wednesday,January 1, 2025
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Evening Prayer:  7:00 pm

St.Cecilia Cathedral
701 N 40^th Street
Omaha, NE  68131

Mass of Christian Burial: (TBD)
 

Thursday, January 2, 2025
10:00 am
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‍St.Cecilia Cathedral
701 N 40^th Street
Omaha, NE  68131

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Luncheon:
Following Mass

 
Interment:
Holy Sepulcher Cemetery –Omaha, Nebraska

Notes of condolence may be sent to:            

‍Marjory Malarkey
4834Rollingtop Road
Ellicott City, MD  21043

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Assignments

Rummel High School, Omaha, NE.  |  ​​1967-1973
Institute of Religious Formation, St. Louis, MO​  | ​1973-1974
La Salle Institute, Glencoe, MO​​  |  1974-1976
Roncalli High School/College of St. Mary, Omaha, NE​  |  1976-1984
Archdiocese of Omaha, Omaha, NE​  |  1984-2024

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Life

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.”