Timothy Michael Showen was born November 4, 1955 and passed on January 12, 2025. Born in Las Vegas, Nevada to Donald and Patricia Showen, after his parents divorced he and his sister, Diane, moved to Los Angeles with their mother. He attended schools in Brentwood where he developed many lifelong friends.

He left L.A. in ‘73 where he stumbled onto the “McDougall & Son’s” orchard out of Orondo, Washington. He stayed there as year round help from ‘73 to ‘76. In ‘75 he met Tina Harmon, as she was passing through as seasonal help. They ended up together from ‘75 to ’87. They eventually left the orchard, and moved to Rock Island, Washington, where they rented a farm house on 40 acres, overlooking the Columbia River just south of Wenatchee. They spent three happy years working the orchards and picking sheds.

One of Tim’s oldest friends was going to school at Humboldt State and encouraged the young couple to move south to Northern California. They first moved to China Creek, and from there to Blue Slide, and eventually bought property close to Honeydew. Where they built their home and farmed the land. In 1980 they introduced their daughter, Timber, into the world, naming her after themselves.

Unfortunately, the struggles of living off the grid caught up with them, and the couple went their separate ways. Tim remarried in November of 2005 to Hiedi Durtsche and the two remained together until his passing. He is preceded in death by his sister Diane, and his parents. He is survived by his wife Hiedi, his daughter Timber, stepson Devin, his one cousin Michelle Crosby, his four granddaughters, three grandsons, one great grandson, and one great granddaughter.

He once served on the Petrolia School Board, was an active member of the Mattole Salmon Restoration and was active in founding the Mateel Community Center in Redway. He also played a role in founding the Honeydew Volunteer Fire Department, Honeydew Elementary School, and the Mattole Triple Junction High School.

He is greatly missed by his family and friends. A celebration of life is to be determined.

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