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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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