Obituary of Ailie Johanna Hill

Ailie Johanna Hill - Hastings, MN Ailie Johanna Hill, age 92, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2018, in Northfield, MN. Ailie was born on a small family farm in Lakota, North Dakota. She graduated valedictorian of her senior high school class. After graduation, she moved to Floodwood, MN, where she met and married Edwin Hill. Ailie worked both on the farm, and at a local truck stop, both as a cook and waitress. Later, she retired as a nursing home cook in Duluth for St. Louis County, and moved to Savage, MN. Later, Ailie lived in Hastings, MN, prior to moving to Northfield. Ailie is probably best known in the Scott/Dakota County area for selling her hand-crafted Barbie doll clothing at local church bazaars. Ailie loved reading, gardening, cooking, and crocheting. She was adept at sewing, loved doing crossword puzzles, and enjoyed her trips to Little Six Bingo. She loved watching the Minnesota Twins and ice skating. She was an extremely bright, and had an incredible memory. Ailie is survived by her son, Craig Hill (Shari), her grandsons, Sean Hill (Jess), Ian Hill (Corrie), Allen Mathison, granddaughter Sandra Chehoury, her great grandsons, Calid and Fuad Chehoury, great granddaughter Layla May Hill, and many nieces and nephews. Ailie was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Anna Walo, her husband, Edwin Hill, her daughter Sharon Mathison, her grandson, Shane Mathison, her great granddaughters, Faye Mackenzie Hill and Selene Morgan Hill, sister Bertha Hoppe, and brothers Waino Walo and George Valo. According to her wishes, she will be laid to rest in Hope Lutheran Church cemetery, alongside her husband, Edwin, this spring. A private celebration of her life will be held with her immediate family in the spring. The family is grateful for the care she received from Northfield Long Term Care for the past two and a half years.