'Passionate' Mahwah EMS Volunteer Greg Antonetti Dies

MAHWAH, NJ — A founding member of the Mahwah Emergency Medical Service died Wednesday morning.

Greg Antonetti died at Villa Marie Claire, a residential hospice, in Saddle River, the Mahwah EMS said on its Facebook page.

Mahwah EMS members took Antonetti to Villa Marie Claire "with love and dignity" Wednesday afternoon.

"He will be sorely missed by our EMS family," Mahwah EMS said in the Facebook post. "Greg was an amazing person and our heartfelt condolences to Dejah his wife."

He was a "passionate' emergency medical technician and worked for Valley Hospital.

Antonetti, 57, was married to his wife for 19 years. He is survived by her, a daughter Lindsey, mother Gemma, sister Denise, and her husband James, his obituary states.

Visitation will be Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. t Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home, 109 Darlington Ave., Ramsey.

A service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to Mahwah Emergency Medical Service, P.O. Box 551, Mahwah N.J. 07430.

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Photo: Gregory M. Antonetti, 57 — Courtesy of Mahwah EMS