Cousins. Giuseppe Ardizzone father was Antonio Ardizzone, and his Grandfather was Stefano Ardizzone. On Joe Ardizzone grandmother side he is related to Stefano and Giovanni Randone, to mobsters in Palermo area back in the day. On his mother side he is related to the Cuccia, Francisco Cuccia being the most well known of them. Giuseppe Cuccia is said to have been the Ardizzones uncle, with Piero Cuccia a cousin, both were active members of the early Los Angeles family, with Pietor going back to Sicily in 1922 after the Vito D hit. Joe Ardizzone brother Steve Ardizzone married a cousin to Sam Matranga, and a cousin to Pietro Matranga which was one of the reasons for the fight, not Romeo and Juliet story, but it didn't help. They are related by marriage to a lot of known mobsters, Nicola Schiro (Bonanno family), Giorgio Niotta (LA member) who married into the Dragna family. Frank and Nick Borgia both Los Angeles members. Giuseppe Piccola of Dallas family. The list goes on with the relationships with marriage.