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James L. Lisher

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March 17, 1938 – November 12, 2025

James L. Lisher (“Jim”) passed away on November 12, 2025 at the age of 87. He lived a long and vibrant life and was an active and engaged leader in the New Canaan community for over 40 years. Born in Topeka, Kansas on March 17, 1938 to Claude and Eula Lisher, he was raised in Kansas with his brother Ray. He graduated from Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS before serving in the Army as a Second Lieutenant in the signal corps in Fort Monmouth, NJ. After his Army service, Jim went on to pursue a career in brand management and marketing, starting his career at Proctor & Gamble (“P&G”) in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Arthur Ben Guerrero, 69

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Arthur Ben Guerrero, 69, of Stamford, Conn., died from complications of cancer on Oct. 25, 2025. 

Known as Ben, Benny, or Arthur, he was a son of the late Barbara Haley Smith and Pedro E. Guerrero. He grew up in a family shaped by creativity and imagination, and lived for many years in New Canaan. Ben had a huge heart and many talents. His children say he was born with a superpower: the ability to make anything.

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Chandler “Leigh” Shapleigh Richardson, 62

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Chandler “Leigh” Shapleigh Richardson, beloved father, friend, colleague, and local musician, died at his home in Punta Gorda, Florida at the age of 62 after battling cancer. Leigh was born at Norwalk Hospital on February 21, 1963 to the late Chandler S. and Jacqueline Richardson. He is survived by his sister, Aimee Harkins of New Canaan, CT and his three children; Chelsea Richardson of Lincoln, Nebraska, Megan Richardson of Monroe, Connecticut, and Michael Richardson of Manchester, Connecticut. As a young man growing up in New Canaan, Connecticut, Leigh taught himself how to play guitar. He became a music staple at local bars and restaurants in the Fairfield county area.

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Rita Szanto Englund

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Rita Szanto Englund passed away at peace in hospice on November 5, 2025. Rita was born on the banks of the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary on July 30,1952 the only child of Ivan Z. and Marianne B. Szanto. After the Russian invasion of Hungary in 1956 the family escaped at night through the barbed wire and guarded border into Austria. Deemed political refugees, the U.S. government flew the family to Camp Kilmer, N.J. where speaking no English they began to build their American Dream in New York City. Ivan worked as executive at various import-export companies and Mimi at I.M. Pei.

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Herbert Bruce Taylor

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July 31, 1928 – November 1, 2025

Herbert Bruce Taylor of New Canaan, Connecticut, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2025. He was born on July 31, 1928, to the late Leroy Taylor and Evelyn Fiddner Taylor. He was preceded in death by his brothers, George Taylor and Kenneth Taylor, and his sisters, Ethel Naslund and Joan Taylor. He is survived by his nieces, Cheryl Douglas, Pamela Solberg, and Kristen Proulx. Herbert was educated in the Bethel, Connecticut, school system and at Danbury State Teachers College.