NOVEMBER 17 • 2022 | 69

Andrew Tarockoff and Sonia 
Litynskyj, Ian Tarockoff, Zachary 
Tarockoff, Mackenzie Tarockoff, 
Abigail and Peter Emerson, Halli 
Tarockoff, Benjamin and Meri 
Tarockoff, Mallory Tarockoff, 
Daniel Tarockoff, Sarah Tarockoff, 
Rebecca Tarockoff, Ryan Tarockoff, 
Katelin and Jacob Holloway, the 
late Christopher and Amanda St. 
Aubin, and Brittany St. Aubin; 
adoring great-grandmother of Anya 
Litynskyj, Dorian Tarockoff, Peyton 
Trumble, Aleiyah Coleman, Mason 
St. Aubin, and Rose St. Aubin; 
loving sister of the late Dorothy 
Brightman and the late Clara Ross; 
and devoted daughter of the late 
Harry and the late Anna Pearlman. 
Interment was at Hebrew 
Memorial Park. Contributions 
may be made to Hospice of 
Michigan, 43097 Woodward Ave., 
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302, hom.
org/donations; or Jewish Hospice 
& Chaplaincy Network, 6555 W
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Maple, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, 
jewishhospice.org. Arrangements by 
Ira Kaufman Chapel.

HARMON TRON, 101, died Nov. 
6, 2022. 
A retired veteran of World War 
II Army Air Corps, he served in 
North Africa. A member of the 
Zussman Post #135, Mr. Harmon 
became the commander of the 
Jewish War Veterans twice, first 
from 2003 to 2004 and then again 
from 2011 to 2013. 
He is survived by his daughter, 
Roseanne Tron of Southfield; many 
loving nieces and nephews. 
Harmon was the beloved hus-
band for 58 years of the late Leah 
Tron; dear brother of the late Sam 
Tron, the late Molly Klinger, the 
late Lillian Bram, the late Roselyn 
Weinberg. 
Contributions may be made 
to Hebrew Benevolent Society, 
Harmon and Leah Tron Fund, 
26640 Greenfield Road, Oak Park, 
MI 48237. A graveside service 
was held at Hebrew Memorial 
Park. Arrangements by Hebrew 
Memorial Chapel.

M

ary Must, 103, of Bloomfield 
Hills, died Nov. 5, 2022. 
She grew up in Detroit with 
her parents as the youngest of five. She 
had one brother, Frank, and three sisters, 
Elsie, Bessie and Dorothy. Both Elsie and 
Bessie died as young children, which had 
a major effect on Mary. 
Mary graduated from 
Central High School at 16. 
However, she went to work at 
12 on Saturdays as a cashier 
in a market. She could add 
up the bills faster than the 
register. 
After graduation, she went to work at 
Franklin Cedar, a department store. She 
worked in the office and was so efficient 
she did the work of two people. When one 
woman went on vacation, Mary offered 
to do her job as well; when the woman 
returned, she found she was out of a job
At16, Mary met her future husband, 
Mike Must, at a Yom Kippur dance. She 
offered to help at his business for a little 
while and then stayed on for 69 years. At 
that time, the business was called Detroit 
City Dairy. In 1997, the name changed to 
Dairy Fresh Foods.
Mary and Mike married on June 26, 
1938. They worked together as a team 
from that time until Mike passed away in 
April of 1997. They were known through-
out the Jewish community for all their 
philanthropic gifts. They donated an 
ambulance to American Friends of Magen 
David Adom for Israel and were honored 
for their donation to the Shaare Zedek 
Medical Center in Jerusalem. 
They also donated to Hillel Day School 
and the multi-purpose room was named 
in their honor. Their contribution to 
the Zekelman Holocaust Center at its 
original location was for the front doors 
and had a plaque to honor them. They 
were honored for their contributions to 
Bar-Ilan University, and they received 
awards for their enormous purchases of 
State of Israel Bonds. The couple received 
an award from the Jewish Federation of 
Detroit for the establishment of the Mike 
and Mary Must Philanthropic Fund and 
their extraordinary commitment to the 

continuity and quality of Jewish life. There 
is a plaque on the wall at the Federation 
building honoring their generosity.
Mary also received an award for pro-
viding initial capital to launch Israel’s 
historic Mediterranean-Dead Sea Canal 
energy project. In addition, they con-
tributed to Fleischman Residence for the 
dining room. Mary purchased a home for 
Kadima use in 2007 and has donated sig-
nificant monies to them besides. Mary has 
also donated to Hebrew Free Loan and to 
the ADL. 
Mary was very saddened by the condi-
tion of the B’nai David cemetery, so she 
took over the care for it, having it cleaned 
up and spruced up as best as was possible. 
However, something was still not right 
for her. Her mother, her father and her 
two baby sisters were buried there and 
she wanted to have them moved to Clover 
Hill, where they would be where Mike was 
and where she would eventually be. Mary 
had that done, too.
Mrs. Must is survived by her sons and 
daughters-in-law, Alan and Suretta Must, 
and Joel and Monni Must; son-in-law, 
Lou Seligman; grandchildren, Jay Must, 
Marla Must, Melissa Seligman, Addy 
and Jeff Katz, Britni and Orry Erez, 
Kacee and Adam Leeb, Sabrina and Leo, 
Amy and Andre Douville, and Jeff and 
Esther Selik; great-grandchildren, Jake 
and Ava Janowitz, Sasah Must, Matthew 
and Evan Katz, Lucie and Lila Must, 
Noa and Wilder Erez, Penelope Leeb, 
Emily Meretsky, Zachary, Jacob and Elin 
Douville, Elena, Ella Rose and Joel Selik. 
She was the wife of the late Mike 
Must; mother of the late Madelon Must 
Seligman; grandmother of the late Miya 
Must. 
Interment was at Clover Hill Park 
Cemetery. Contributions may be made 
to Gesher Human Services (formerly 
JVS + Kadima), 29699 Southfield Road, 
Southfield, MI 48076, jvshumanser-
vices.org; Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy 
Network, 6555 W. Maple, West 
Bloomfield, MI 48322, jewishhospice.
org; or Joint Distribution Committee, 711 
Third Ave. New York, NY 10017, jdc.org. 
Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel. 

A Pillar of the Community

Mary Must