Obituary of Matie Barnes Armstrong Molinaro

MATIE MOLINARO March 24, 1922 - May 10, 2015 With her family by her side, on Mother's Day. Beloved wife of Julius Molinaro. Cherished mother of Juliette (Robert) and Paul. Grandmother of Lisa (Simon), Olivia (Craig), Sean (Brittany). Great-grandmother of William, Benjamin, Cole and Luke. Aunt and great-aunt of many nieces and nephews. Beloved daughter of the late William and Marion Armstrong of Long Island, New York. Sister of the late Olive Armstrong Vogel (Nicholas C. Vogel). Matie was a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University (1943). In World War II, Matie served with the Red Cross and later with the Office of War Information in Algiers, Naples, Rome, and Trieste, as a war correspondent and in PWB of the United States Army (Psychological Warfare Branch). She met Julius in Rome and later they married in Trieste. After settling in Toronto, she worked as an editor for Maclean's Magazine. In 1950 she founded the Canadian Speakers' and Writers' Service, a Literary Agency and a personal management company for Writers, Speakers' and Actors. A private service was held. Condolences and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymilesnewbigging.com.