Noreen O. Flint

Middletown, RI - Noreen Orilla (O'Callaghan) Flint, 87, of Middletown, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Newport Hospital.Born in La Crosse, WI on June 8, 1926, she was the daughter of thelate Cornelius OCallaghan and Olive (Berry) OCallaghan.Noreen was a talented and loving person, kind, generous and wise. She was a great wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She saw the best in people and wanted the best for them. She loved her family, friends, pets and the beauty of the outdoors. She was always willing to help in both her personal and professional life. Noreen had a fantastic quick wit that made people laugh and was an unbelievable cook. She loved poetry, sports, good food, classic movies, great books and an eclectic array of music.After raising seven children, she began her Real Estate career in 1970. She founded the Country Mouse Real Estate Agency in 1973, and was named "Realtor of the Year in Rhode Island in 1974." She served every office for the Newport County Board of Realtors and was on the Board of Directors. She also was a Newport County Board of Realtors Emeritus. Noreen began her appraising career in 1983 and was a Member of the Society of Residential Appraisers with a Senior Residential Appraiser (SRA) designation and completed her appraisal career in 2012. She is survived by her husband Ralph Flint, of Middletown and her children Andrew Shrake and his wife Linda of East Dennis, MA, David Shrake and his wife Janet of Southington, CT, Bruce Shrake and his wife Janet of Ingleside IL, Laura Clark and her husband Thomas of Colchester, CT, Joan Binns and her husband Robert of Norton, VT, and Michael Shrake and his wife Jeanie of Gurnee, IL. She is also survived by her grandchildren Sara Sargent and her husband Shane, Samuel Shrake, Zachary Shrake, Brian Shrake, Scott Shrake, Erin Clark, Colleen Clark, Katherine Binns, Shelby Shrake, Savanah Shrake, Summer Shrake and Sawyer Shrake, and her great grandchildren, Ava and Daniel. She also leaves her stepchildren Susan Chase and her husband Brian of Hollis, ME, Lori Vano and her husband, Ken of Huntington, CT, and Michael Flint and his wife Pam of Middletown, RI, grandchildren Kevin and his wife Ally, Gregory, Ryan, Randy and David. She is also survived by her first husband, Captain F.B. Shrake of Portsmouth, RI.She is preceded in death by her daughter Mary Anne Montoya and her brother, Michael O'Callaghan, the former Governor of Nevada.Calling hours will be held on Friday October 4, 2013 from 4-7pm in the Memorial Funeral Home 375 Broadway Newport. Her funeral will be held on Saturday October 5, 2013, at 10:00am in the funeral home. Burial will be in Middletown Cemetery in Middletown.Memorial donations may be made to the Robert Potter League for Animals, PO Box 412, Newport, RI 02840. Cemetery Details Middletown Four Corners Cemetery Turner and Wyatt Roads Middletown, RI, 02842 Visitation OCT 4. 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM Memorial Funeral Home 375 Broadway Newport, RI, US, 02840 info@memorialfuneralhome.com http://www.memorialfuneralhome.com Service OCT 5. 10:00 AM Memorial Funeral Home 375 Broadway Newport, RI, US, 02840 info@memorialfuneralhome.com http://www.memorialfuneralhome.com