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Kate was born in Listowel, Ireland in County Kerry on December 23, 1929 to Ellen and Michael Barrett. She was one of six siblings. She left Ireland when she was 16 years old, emigrat- ing first to England for three years, then to New York for seven years. She vacationed to California in October of 1956 where she met her husband Wilfred “Mike” Montgrain.

She returned three months later, and they were married 56 years. She became a US Citizen on November 14, 1955. Kate and Mike bought their home in Pacific Palisades, CA in 1959, the year their first daughter Maureen was born. Kate lived there until the Palisades fire in 2025. Even after tragically losing her home, she would always say “we had 66 good years.” Kate was a devoted mother to her children, Maureen (hus- band Jim) Mitchner, Eileen Piccirillo, Sean Montgrain, and Patrick Montgrain, and a loving grandmother to her six grandchildren, Neil Montgrain, Cali Hathaway, James Mitchner, Nicholas Piccirillo, Jack Mitchner, and Everest Montgrain.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Mike. She was a true original, who enjoyed fashion, thrift shopping, garage sales, travel, and Irish music. She adored her lifelong friends and neighbors. She will forever be remembered for her stories, generosity, kindness, hearty laugh, and collection of pig themed items. In loving memory of Kate, we share one of her favorite Irish blessings – “May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back.

May the sunshine warm your face, the rain fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.” Funeral services will be held at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, CA on Friday, February 27, 2026 at 12pm with Monsignor Kidney of Corpus Christi Church of- ficiating.

Arrangements are under the direction of Joseph P. Reardon Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Ventura. Obituaries Place a paid notice latimes.com/placeobituary Search obituary notice archives: legacy.com/obituaries/latimes ing, culture and implemen- tation around what it means to take away some- one’s freedom — and even- tually give it back.

dent Trump said during Tuesday’s State of the Union address that his first year in office has ushered in an American “golden age,” even as he faces the lowest ap- proval ratings of his second term and Americans are in- creasingly worried about the economy. The president used his remarks to forcefully defend his administration’s agenda, saying his policies have rein- vigorated the economy and facilitated an aggressive im- migration crackdown that he said had made America more secure.

“Today, our border is se- cure, our spirit is restored, inflation is plummeting and incomes are rising fast. The roaring economy is roaring like never before, and our en- emies are scared,” Trump said, drawing applause from Republican lawmakers who chanted “USA! USA!” “Our country is winning again,” Trump added.

“In fact, we are winning so much that we do not know what to do about it.” But what he portrayed in his nearly two-hour address to Congress clashed with a political reality that has the president dealing with in- creased tensions abroad and at home. He is dealing with a partial government shutdown, rising tensions over foreign conflicts and more frequent dissent from Republicans in Congress made vulnerable by his agenda ahead of the midterm elections in No- vember.

As the president spoke to lawmakers, the partisan di- visions were visible in the House chamber. Demo- cratic lawmakers were silent, and oftentimes re- main seated, as the presi- dent talked about what he viewed as his administra- tion’s successes. In several instance, Democrats yelled and called the president a “liar” and “corrupt.” The most tense moment erupted as Trump boasted about his immigration agenda, as he called on blue cities to end sanctuary poli- cies “that protect the crimi- nals.”

Some Democrats in the room yelled that federal immigration agents had killed American citizens. One Democrat held pictures of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, who were shot and killed by agents in Min- neapolis. “You have killed Ameri- cans!” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D- Minn.) said.

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