Gisella H. Nikles, 87, of Allentown, died Sept. 27, 2014, in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. She was the wife of the late Robert Nikles.

Born in Coplay, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Hermina (Buczolits) Jandrasits.

She was a secretary for the former Pennsylvania Power and Light Company, Allentown.

She was a member of St. Catherine of Siena and a former treasurer of the Golden Agers Club.

She is survived by three daughters, Patricia A. and her husband Donald H. Frederick of Coplay, Donna M. and her husband James W. Poe of New Ipswich, N.H., and Anita N. and her husband Peter Blakeman of North Sutton, N.H.; seven grandchildren, Christine and her husband Eric Brey, Lauren and her husband Jason Kucharczuk, Emily and Madison Poe, and Hannah, Catherine and Lianna Blakeman; five great-grandchildren, Cadyn, Ava, Sophie, Landon and Morgan; two sisters, Rise Huber of Coplay and Anna Ritter of Titusville, Fla.; and a sister-in-law, Diane Jandrasits of Coplay.

She was predeceased by a brother, John Jandrasits.

Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or to the church, c/o the funeral home.

Arrangements were made by Reichel Funeral Home Inc.