Shirley Volpiansky

Madison - Shirley Volpiansky (née Jomin) passed away on January 12, 2019 at the age of 94. She was born in Lida, Poland (now Belarus). Shirley survived the Holocaust. At the end of the war, she and her husband, Solomon, spent four years in a displaced persons camp in Italy. In 1949, they came to Boston, MA as post-WWII refugees. Shirley and Sol moved to Madison, WI in 1999. Shirley was intelligent and hard-working. She was known for her wonderful baking, fluency in multiple languages, and for her little black dog, Max. She is survived by her loving family, daughter Paula Volpiansky (Larry Chapman); grandchildren Shanna and Alyssa Dell; her Erez and Volpiansky family members in Israel; and her beloved companion dog, Max. She was preceded in death by numerous family members murdered in the Holocaust and by survivors Mateus Jomin, her father; Raja Biszhanski, her sister; and her husband, Solomon Volpiansky. Special appreciation to Tabor Oaks staff, Agrace Hospice staff and to Devyn Brown, who sat with Shirley the night before her passing and whom Shirley thought of as a grandson. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 14, 2019 at Cress Funeral Home, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison, with Rabbi Betsy Forester presiding. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Agrace Hospice, Madison Jewish Social Services or University Woods-Oakwood Village.

Cress Funeral & Cremation Service
3610 Speedway Road, Madison
608-238-3434