Obituary of Theodore "Teddy" Kassis

Theodore “Teddy” Kassis, 65, of Lynn, MA died peacefully on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at the residence of his daughter in Peabody after a brief illness. He was born in Tenaro, Greece on September 17, 1951, the son of the late Panagiotis and Elaina (Morfiris) Kassis and has resided in Lynn for 50 years before residing with his son in Peabody for the past 7 years. He had been a painter for 10 years and then became a chef at People’s Choice Restaurant in Lynn for nearly 20 years before joining his son at P.K. Painting and Contracting Co, of Peabody. He enjoyed fishing off the Beverly Bridge and Salem Willows Pier and loved playing cards with his friends. He is survived by a daughter, Elaina Kassis of Peabody, 2 sons, Peter Kassis of Salem and Paul Kassis of Peabody, a sister Pauline of Greece and his six grandchildren, Katrina Boulay, Ava Kassis, Rebecca Kassis, Jonathan Kassis, Isabella Kassis and Sophia Kassis and many nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Carol Kassis and Spiro Kassis. A Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 31, 2017 from 10:00 until 11:30 AM at the Conway Cahill-Brodeur Funeral home at the 82 Lynn St., Peabody facility. A Funeral Service will be held there at 11:30 AM followed by burial in Pine Grove Cemetery Lynn. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Heart Association, 300 5th Ave., Suite 6, Waltham, MA 02451 in his memory. For guest book and directions, visit www.ccbfuneral.com