Obituaries

Glen C. LeachPhotographer

Glen C. Leach, 88, a photographer who got his start with the Washington Evening Star, died Dec. 15 at his home in Rockville of progressive supranuclear palsy, a degenerative brain disease.

Mr. Leach was born in the District and graduated from Central High School in 1935. He joined the Evening Star two years later and then enlisted in the Marine Corps at the start of World War II. He was assigned to a B-25 bomber squadron in the Pacific, where he did aerial reconnaissance and mapping, as well as low-altitude skip bombing.

He returned to the Star in 1945 and stayed with the newspaper until its demise in 1981. He held numerous positions over the years, including chief of the Star's color section, photo journalist in the editorial department and a member of the production staff of the Star's Home-Life magazine. He also taught night classes in photography at Southeastern University and designed the color studio and color lab for the Washington's Star's new building in 1957.

After the Star closed, he set up his own studio and went into business for himself. He worked mainly with decorators and real estate developers, photographing model homes. He gradually stopped working in the mid-1990s.

Mr. Leach was an avid skier, having learned in his mid-40s. He preferred the mountains of New England and enjoyed skiing until a few years before his death.

Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Lillian Leach of Rockville.

Jane Krell RosenbloomNewsletter Publisher

Jane Krell Rosenbloom, 65, editor and publisher of a monthly newsletter, died Jan. 4 of heart disease at her home in Washington.

Mrs. Rosenbloom was born in New York City. She moved to rural Fluvanna County, Va., as a girl and came to Washington, where she graduated from McKinley Technical High School. She received a bachelor's degree in music from American University.

A talented singer, she was a founding member of the Choral Arts Society of Washington and sang in the choir of the Washington National Cathedral.

She established a company to publish Early American choral music and operas. For the past seven years, until her death, Mrs. Rosenbloom was editor and publisher of "Making Impressions," a free newsletter listing cultural events of interest to Washington's African American community.

She had compiled an oral history with her sister about their experiences in Washington's earliest days of racially integrated schools and other institutions.

She was a member of Ohr Kodesh Congregation in Chevy Chase.

Her marriage to Norman van der Sluys ended in divorce.

Survivors include her husband of 31 years, Joel Rosenbloom of Washington; a son from her first marriage, Norman van der Sluys Jr. of Washington; a son from her second marriage, Joshua Lev Rosenbloom of Washington; and a sister, Patricia Yates of Washington.