{"id":130511,"date":"2025-12-08T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/?p=130511"},"modified":"2025-12-08T11:09:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:09:04","slug":"hertha-e-shank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2025\/12\/130511\/hertha-e-shank\/","title":{"rendered":"Hertha E. Shank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hertha E. Shank of Riverhead died in Westhampton Beach Dec. 6, 2025. She was 97.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Brooklyn Aug. 8, 1928, she was the daughter of Paul Meyer and Eltrida Baum. She graduated high school and worked as a customer service agent at Liberty Mutual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is survived by her son Robert W. Shank and four grandchildren. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The family will receive visitors Thursday, Dec. 11 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Tuthill Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead. 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