Alltop, Morris F. (Tom), 82, passed away peacefully on the evening on February 23, 2019, at Edgewood Vista in Virginia, MN.  Tom was born in Franklin County, Ohio on December 6, 1936 to Frank and Hattie (Roach) Alltop.

As a young boy, Tom and his family moved to rural Wyoming, IL.  There he graduated Wyoming High School in 1955.  He began farming and moved on to over-the-road trucking.  This allowed him to see most of the lower 48 States along the way.

In May 1959, Tom married Jeanette (Hanchett) of Bradford, IL.  In 1973, with three kids in tow, Tom and Jeanette moved to Lake Vermilion, Tower, MN.  The Alltop family ran a small resort called Minonta and a snowmobile business called TJ Alouette.  Tom continued truck driving for local companies:  Leustek, Ranisate Brothers, Premier Aggregates and KGM Contracting.

Tom was an avid outdoorsman and while living in "God's Country" on "the farm" in Cook, MN, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, motorcycling and snowmobiling.  He was a long-time member of the Vermilion Penguin Snowmobiling Club and a volunteer fireman for Greenwood Township.

He is survived by 2 sisters:  Mary Jane (Myron) Holmes of Wyoming, IL and Jeanette (Jim) Pritchard of Washington, IL and 2 daughters Kim (Bob) Cederholm of Spokane, WA and Angela (Steve) Haugen of Farmington, MN along with numerous nieces and nephews and countless friends.  Preceded in death were his parents, Frank and Hattie; 2 sisters, Katherine Groves of Lancaster, Ohio and Hazel (Arnold) Dawson of Kewanee, IL; 2 brothers, Robert Alltop of Carmen, IL and Jerry (Marlene) Alltop of Wyoming, IL; and son Max of Cook, MN.  Family expresses their gratitude to Edgewood Vista of Virginia, MN for taking good care of Tom of the last 6 ½ years.

Tom will be laid to rest, next to Max, in the Cook Cemetery at a private ceremony this Spring.  Arrangements are under the direction of Mlaker Funeral Home of Cook, MN. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Vermilion Club on Saturday, June 22, 2019, from 2:00–4:00PM Family and friends are invited to share their favorite story of Tom.  In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to either the Vermilion Penguin Snowmobiling Club or the Greenwood Township Fire Hall. To leave on online condolence visit www.mlakerfuneralhome.com