Facebook tribute. “I couldn’t be more proud of him.”
It pains me to write this, but the last year feels like it has been filled with nothing but bad news.
On Monday,.Posted by Mark Grace on Tuesday, May 11, 2021
I was sorry to hear about our local friend Gregory Crance , owner of Delaware River Tubing & River Hot Dog Man, died.I enjoyed talking with this guy and his family, he will be missed.Posted by Sande Vajda Neske on Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Crance’s funeral will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at the Decker-Givnish Funeral Home in Warminster. It will also be live-streamed on Facebook.
He loved to talk and had a huge heart. Locals share stories of N.J.’s Famous River Hot Dog Man.
Updated May 13, 2021;
Posted May 12, 2021
Greg Crance, who, since 1987, operated a hotdog stand on a platform stationed in the middle of the Delaware River. Crance died Monday of complications related to COVID.
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He had a heart that was as big as anything.
That’s how a close friend of Greg Crance, ubiquitous for his role as the Famous River Hot Dog Man, described him in the wake of his death on Monday from COVID-related complications.
“He was very passionate about his business and did everything he could as far as the (Delaware) River goes to clean it,” said Wes Siegel, a resident of Delaware Township. “I know him and his boys and his employees once a year would go up and down the river and clean all of the garbage that they would find.
Delaware River Tubing owner, River Hot Dog Man in Hunterdon County dies due to COVID
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Gregory Crance, Hunterdon County s Famous River Hot Dog Man and owner of Delaware River Tubing, died Monday due to COVID-19 complications, according to a public Facebook post shared by his son.
Delaware River Tubing has been a popular tourist attraction for 18 years, offering tubing, rafting, canoeing and kayaking excursions from its headquarters in Milford.
Since 1987, trips with Delaware River Tubing included a complimentary meal from the Famous River Hot Dog Man, which were served from Crance from a floating food stand. Customers could eat their meal from floating picnic tables or tables on land.
Greg Crance died Monday of complications from COVID-19, according to his family on Facebook. He was 56.
Crance, a U.S. Marine veteran, has been remembered by some of his sons who paid tribute on their personal Facebook pages.
“He was an amazing father that raised 4 boys to be independent. He gave us everything he had, and was always proud of us. He created a monster business in Delaware River Tubing, and loved being on the river. I couldn’t be more proud of him. He will be forever missed, loved, and always in our hearts,” Seth Crance wrote.
“You were the best father who sacrificed everything for your family,” Mathew Crance said, also sharing the last photo he had with his father, from a trip to Disney in January. He added “I love you dad, thank you for everything.”
N.J.’s famous Delaware River hot dog man, Greg Crance, dead at 56 from COVID
Updated May 12, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
Greg Crance, who, since 1987, operated a hotdog stand on a platform stationed in the middle of the Delaware River. Crance died Monday of complications related to COVID.
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Greg Crance, 56, owner of Delaware River Tubing and widely known as the Famous River Hot Dog Man, died Monday of complications related to COVID.
Delaware River Tubing, Inc. is a tubing, rafting, canoeing and kayaking business located in Alexandria Township that has been offering summer excursions on the river since 2002. Crance began operating a hotdog stand on a platform stationed in the middle of the Delaware River in 1987.