TZOUHAS, Theodore Tzouhas

It is with great love and sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Theodore “Ted” Tzouhas. He left us peacefully in his 89th year, with his family by his side.

Ted is survived by his loving and devoted wife Maria, son Argy and daughter-in-law Elise, his granddaughter Jordan and finance Gianluca, and his loving sister Evangelia. He is predeceased by his beloved son Tony and his brother Tom.

Ted married his childhood sweetheart in the small Greek village they both grew up in. They then moved to Athens to begin their married life. It was while working at the Hilton that Ted met the Rolling Stones during their European Spring Tour in 1968. We loved to listen to him recall the details of that night with a smile. He often rubbed elbows with the rich and famous, delivering high fashion fabrics to the elite of Athens, but that was not the life for him.

In October of 1968, to escape the repressive regime ruling Greece at that time, he packed up his young family and made the courageous move to Canada with the help of his brother Tom. It was here that he was to make a new home.

After arriving in Toronto, he held many jobs but he continued to carry a persistent passion to work for himself. By 1974 he started one of the first Mr. Sub shops in Toronto. Always the entrepreneur, he then started his own restaurants with friends and partners including “The Fireplace” in Whitby, and “Burgers Plus” in Ajax.

Ted was an avid reader and a prolific writer of poems, stories and journals. He has written over 100 journals filled with anecdotes, poems, prayers and musings. His interwoven story lines combined real life events with myth, wisdom and bible verses to create magical tales whose characters often reflected the people in his life.

Ted’s spirit is rich with warmth and love. He always had something good to say about everyone he met. He was a gentle and compassionate man who always put other’s needs above his own. A loyal servant of God’s will, he had a deep appreciation for the beauty found in nature; all of God’s creations – great and small.

Husband, father, brother, papou, uncle, godfather and friend. He was truly a beautiful man inside and out; generous and kind. He will be lovingly remembered and greatly missed by all who had the good fortune to know him.

In lieu of flowers, friends and family can make a donation to the Alzheimer Society of Canada.

A visitation will be held at Oshawa Funeral Home, located at 847 King Street West, Oshawa, ON, L1J 2L4, on December 3, 2025, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

The funeral service will take place at Evangelismos Tis Theotokou – Greek Orthodox Church at 399 Farewell St, Oshawa, ON, L1H 6M1, on December 4, 2025, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am.

The committal service will be held at Thornton Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Centres, 1200 Thornton Rd N, Oshawa, ON, L1J 0C9, on December 4, 2025, from 11:30 am to 12:00 pm.