Gabriel Seidman

Gabriel Seidman, age 96, of Moores Hill, IN, passed away December 6, 2025. Born in Lisbon, CT the family moved to Miami, FL where he graduated from high school. He received his undergraduate and Masters degrees from the University of Miami. His love of horticulture led him to obtain a PHD in Plant Physiology from Kansas State University.

Gabe was proud to serve in the U.S. Navy as a Crew radarman during the Korean War. He later served in the Air Force Reserves for many years. Gabe received a fellowship from the National Institute of Health to do research at Cornell University from 1960-1961.

He married Sandra Matters of Kansas City in 1959. Gabe transferred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Cincinnati from 1961-1970. His passion was plants so he decided to open his own business, The Garden Place, in Withamsville, Ohio. Upon retirement, Gabe and Sandra moved to a farm in Moores Hill, IN where they kept their horses. In retirement, Gabe planted a small orchard of many different varieties of fruit trees and maintained a huge garden, selling his produce at a nearby farm market.

Gabe was predeceased by his parents Bessie and Isaac Seidman, siblings Leo (Rose), Ethel Botnick (Joe), and Abe (Lillian) and special nephew Ralph Botnick. He is survived by his wife Sandra (Matters) Seidman and his daughter, Sara Jaffee (Tom) and special nieces Sara Levine, Debra Botnick, and many nieces and nephews.

Graveside service will be at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Raytown, Missouri on Friday, December 12, 2025 at 10:00am.