OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY
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Rodef Shalom in Falls Church,
Va. Another moment was
the surprise wedding of her
grandson Austin and his fiancé,
Ally, complete with rabbi in her
room just one week before she
passed away. Another moment
of pride was the graduation
of her grandson Ian from the
University of Virginia in 2019.
Mrs. Daniel was the beloved
wife for 59 years of the late Lt.
Col. Herman David Daniel
(USAF); loving sister of the late
Jack and David Fink. She was
the mother of Hilary Daniel
Engelhardt (Steven) and the
late Melissa Daniel Dabney
(Kevin); grandmother of Austin
(Alexandra Shaw) and Ian
Dabney. She is also survived
by many nieces, nephews,
grandnieces, grandnephews
and her dear friend Willodean
Wolcyznyski of Trenton.
Contributions may be made
to the Foster & Adoptive Care
Coalition, foster-adopt.org,
so that no foster child ever
has to leave home with their
belongings in a trash bag.
A graveside service will be
held at Arlington National
Cemetery at a date to be
determined. Condolences
may be sent to Hilary Daniel
Engelhardt, hilary@gbhinc.net.
BORIS FERSHT, 87, of West
Bloomfield, died Oct. 3, 2021.
He is survived by his
daughter and son-in-law, Alla
and Igor Paris; grandchildren,
Alexander Paris and Joseph
Paris; sister, Raisa Dashevsky;
many other loving family
members and friends.
Mr. Fersht was the beloved
husband of the late Frida
Fersht; the brother-in-law of the
late Irving Dashevsky.
Interment took place at
Adat Shalom Memorial
Park Cemetery in Livonia.
Contributions may be made
to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
LESLIE ALLAN
GREENBLATT, 75,
of Ann Arbor, died
Oct. 5, 2021.
He was an avid
collector of words,
books and stray animals.
Mr. Greenblatt received an
Outstanding Educator Award
from Prince George’s County
Maryland Schools in 1989
and the TESLO/Newbury
House Award for Excellence in
Teaching in 1992. He also won
several word contests over the
years.
Mr. Greenblatt was a member
of Temple Shomer Emunim
in Toledo. For 30 years he was
a teacher, most of that time in
English as a second language.
He also taught on many
levels, from pre-K through
high school, college and adult
education. This included
courses at the University of
Maryland at its College Park,
Baltimore County and Eastern
Shore campuses. In addition,
he was a consultant for the
Center for Applied Linguistics
in Washington, D.C. He wrote
or co-wrote several articles
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