Rose Sher Seidman was married and had two sons and seven grandchildren. She taught school from 1915-17 before returning to teach at a private school in 1940, where she stayed for ten years. She sponsored extracurricular activities including social dance and puppetry. Later in life, Rose studied new modern math and traveled extensively in Europe, Iceland, the Caribbean, and the United States. She died in November 1987 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.