OBITUARIES
OF BLESSED MEMORY

52 | OCTOBER 14 • 2021 

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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