Nicholas Michael Cianciotto III, 15, of Budd Lake, N.J., passed away tragically on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at St. Jude R.C. Parish in Mount Olive, N.J. A 10:30 a.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Jan. 12, 2013, at St. Jude R.C. Parish. Interment will follow at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes. For more information or online condolences visit www.williamjleberfh.com. Nick was born on May 16, 1997, in Hackensack, N.J. He was raised in Bogota, N.J., and lived the past nine years in Budd Lake. Nick was a sophomore at Mt. Olive High School. He was a true outdoorsman and loved dirt-biking, snowboarding, and fishing. Most of all, Nick loved his family and spending time with friends. Nick is survived by his mother and father, Nicholas Jr. and Judith Cianciotto; brothers, Jonathan and Anthony; grandparents, Connie, and her husband, Klaus Nonn, Nicholas Sr. and Rosemarie Cianciotto; great-grandmother, Grace Manarevic; and by many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends who all loved him very much. He was predeceased by his grandfather, Ronald O'Dowd. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations towards funeral expenses to the Nicholas Cianciotto Fund, c/o PNC Bank, 3 Naughright Rd., Hackettstown, N.J. 07840.