Biography Alison Marie Lee, age 29, of Hutchinson, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 in the Hutchinson Area Hospital, as a result of complications in childbirth. She was born October 16, 1981 in Hibbing, the daughter of Robert and Jill (Wagner) Hietala. She graduated from Hibbing High School, and went on to receive her MA from the University of Minnesota – Duluth in Speech and Communication Disorders. She was united in Marriage to Kevin Lee on June 3, 2006 in the Cedar Valley Independent Apostolic Lutheran Church.
Alison worked at the Hutchinson Hospital and at The New Discoveries Montessori Academy as a speech and language pathologist. She was a member of the Minneapolis Independent Apostolic Lutheran Church, and ASHA. Alison loved her family and was in turn loved by them. She had a strong desire to help people, and many were touched by her kind and loving spirit.
Alison is survived by her husband: Kevin; her parents: Robert (Jill) Hietala; her parents-in-law: Mitch (Elaine) Lee: sister: Amanda (Chris) Isaacs; brother: Kristopher (Vanessa) Hietala; sister-in-law: Melissa (Steve) Estey: paternal grandmother: Flora Hietala; and four nieces: Autumn, Marija, Sloan, and Grace, all of Hibbing.
She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather: Otto Hietala; and her maternal grandparents: Marion and Eugene Wagner.
Visitation will be from 6-8 pm Sunday, April 17, 2011, and will continue from 9:30 am until the 11:00 am Service Monday, April 18, 2011 all in the Cedar Valley Independent Apostolic Lutheran Church, 8031 Cedar Valley Rd., Floodwood, MN. Richard Salmela will be the officiant. Interment will be in the Cedar Valley Cemetery. Memorials are preferred.
Family services are provided by Anderson-Daniels, a Bauman Family Funeral Home, in Hibbing. To leave remembrances of Alison on-line please see: www.baumanfuneralhome.com.

Facts Born: October 16, 1981
Place of Birth: Hibbing, MN
Death: April 13, 2011
Place of Death: Hutchinson, MN
Occupation: Speech and Language Pathologist
Hobbies: Loved her family and had a strong desire to help people
Organizations: Minneapolis Independent Apostolic Lutheran Church and ASHA