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loving nieces, nephews, and
his devoted caregivers, Joyce,
Cheryl and Ricci.
Mr. Orley was the devoted
son of the late Celia and the late
George Orley; son-in-law of the
late Lillian and the late Samuel
Hechtman; brother of the late
Joseph (the late Suzanne) Orley
and Rhea (the late Robert)
Brody; grandfather of the late
George Orley.
The funeral was held at the
Davidson/Hermelin Chapel
at Clover Hill Park; inter-
ment followed at the ceme-
tery. Contributions may be
made to Jewish Federation of
Metropolitan Detroit, George
A. Orley Memorial Fund, 6735
Telegraph Road, Bloomfield
Hills, MI 48301, jewishdetroit.
org/donate-online; Jewish
Family Service, 6555 W. Maple
Road, West Bloomfield, MI
48322, jfsdetroit.org; University
of Michigan Depression Center,
Attn: Depression Center
Fund, Rachel Upjohn Bldg.,
4250 Plymouth Road, SPC
5763, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-
2700, depressioncenter.org; or
Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy
Network, 6555 W. Maple, West
Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewish-
hospice.org. Arrangements by
Iora Kaufman Chapel.
(A more detailed obituary will
appear next week.)
JACK POLSKY, 84,
of West Bloomfield,
died July 16, 2021.
He is survived by
his daughters and
sons-in-law, Dana
and Dr. Jeffrey Rochlen and
Dr. Stefanie and Dr. Herbert
Aronow; grandchildren, Abigail
Rochlen, Matthew Rochlen,
Hannah Aronow and Joshua
Aronow; many other loving
family members and friends.
Mr. Polsky was the beloved
husband of the late Joyce
Polsky.
Interment took place at
Clover Hill Park Cemetery in
Birmingham. Contributions
may be made to Send a Kid to
Camp Tamarack, the American
Cancer Society, Jewish Hospice
or to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by Dorfman
Chapel.
EDWARD HERBERT POWERS,
79, died peacefully on July 14,
2021, surrounded by his loving
family.
He was born in Jersey
City, N.J., on June 21, 1942,
to Samuel (Sam) and Ruth
(Handman) Powers. Ed moved
from Jersey City to Detroit
when he was seven years old
and later to Oak Park.
He graduated from Oak Park
High School in 1957 and was in
touch with his close-knit group
of high school friends through-
out his life. Ed received his B.A.
in pre-legal studies from the
University of Michigan in 1964
and his J.D. at the University of
Michigan Law School in 1967.
He met the love of his life,
Phyllis, while an undergradu-
ate student. They married in
May 1966. Out of law school,
Ed joined the law practice of
Morris and Michael Pelavin
(Pelavin and Pelavin — later,
Pelavin, Pelavin and Powers
PC). Ed later opened a private
practice.
Prior to retiring, he became
a certified civil mediator and
opened a successful media-
tion practice. He became a
member of the American Bar
Association and the Michigan
State Bar in 1967 and was
known throughout Genesee
County and Michigan as a
highly respected attorney.
Ed was an active leader in
the Flint Jewish community,
on boards and fundraising
campaigns for the Flint Jewish
Federation, the United Jewish
Appeal and Congregation Beth
Israel.
Mr. Powers is survived
by Phyllis (Alpern) Powers,
beloved son and daughter-in-
law, Alexander (Alec) Powers
and Jennifer Guthart Powers;
daughters, Jill Powers and
Annette Powers; grandsons,
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