Crittenden James Tuttle, III (C.J.) went home to be with the Lord on April 30, 2026. He was born on November 9, 1949, to Crittenden and Nadeane (Mahaffey) Tuttle in Stockton, California. He married Linda Kay Koutnik on May 19, 1973 in San Jose, California. In 1977, the couple moved to Oregon to raise their family. After the family's move to Oregon, C.J. worked as a correctional officer for the Oregon State Penitentiary, from which position he retired after more than twenty years of service. He was devoted to his wife Linda, and he dearly missed her after she passed away in 2007. He was a history buff, and he enjoyed tinkering around the house and making things for those he loved.

He is survived by his three children: Crittenden J. (fiancée Angela E. Marie ) Tuttle, IV of Portland, Oregon, John L. (Erika) Tuttle of Dexter, Michigan, and Katherine E. (David) Shaffer of Sublimity Oregon; twelve grandchildren: Lillian, Linus and Aldous Tuttle; Katherine, Gretchen, Zita, Fulton, Agnes, Mitzi and Tristan Tuttle; and Ian and Hannah Shaffer; and three great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Lynda J. Creedy of Armidale, Australia, niece, Sara (Tim) Thorn, and nephew, David (Kate Little) Creedy. In addition to his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death by his brothers Michael R. Tuttle and William H. Tuttle.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held May 12, 2026 at 11 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Sublimity. Interment will follow Mass in Sublimity.