Her eldest daughter, Antonina "Nina" Buffa, married Philip John "Phil" Sturiale in Manhattan. She was walked down the aisle with her father, Giuseppe "Joseph" Buffa, carrying a bouquet of orange blossoms. Her two younger sisters, Stella and Rose (both who were teenagers at the time) were two of her bridesmaids. The maid of honor was none other than Carmella Profaci (daughter of Joseph Profaci). After a honeymoon to Europe, Nina and Phil settled in Brooklyn. They gave birth to three children: Salvatore "Sal" Sturiale, Rosanna Cositore (died in 1995), and Francesca "Fran" Bartlett. Phil passed away in 2003 at the age of 72.