Hitz Outlaws softball player Cheyenne Rashotte tragically passed away on Tuesday due to a car accident.
Cheyenne Rashotte, 17, was born in Anchorage, Alaska, on September 14, 2007. She started playing softball at 11.
In 2023, she was a starter on the Junior Varsity team at Richmond Community High School and played one season as a left fielder for the Hitz Outlaws club.
According to the source, Cheyenne was also enrolled in nursing school and planned to become an anesthesiologist.
She also worked at a New Baltimore restaurant and performed community service.
Former Softball Player Cheyenne Rashotte Passed Away At 17
Cheyenne Grace Rashotte died on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 17, due to a tragic car accident. She sustained a severe brain injury, and the pressure in her brain couldn’t be controlled.
The detailed information about the accident has not been revealed as the investigation is ongoing.
Richmond Community High School has organized a candlelight vigil for Cheyenne Rashotte on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
Bridget Negrinelli Goode, a Sipology senior group leader at Sipology by Steeped Tea, poured a small tribute to Cheyenne through her official Facebook handle by stating,
Our community is rallying around a local family whose 17 year old daughter, a classmate of Riley’s, was killed in an auto accident in our small town. Riley also dances with Cheyenne’s younger sister and we happened to be backstage runner buddies at recital last year. Doing it without her this year will definitely hit different.
Bridget Negrinelli Goode
Kourtney Ptach also took her Facebook handle and sent her heartfelt condolences and prayers to Cheyenne’s family. She wrote,
Richmond family & friends, If there’s one thing I know about this town, it’s that we care deeply about the people and always pull through in others times of need. In light of the recent tragedy, I will be putting together gift cards and cards for the family in place of a meal train. If you would like to participate in dropping off cards, local gift cards or anything else to help the family during these hard times, please reach out to me. I was told the family is currently being taken care of this week, therefore I will be delivering them next week. I have made this public, so feel free to share Thank you 🤍
Kourtney Ptach
Richmond resident, Victoria Smith, has organized a GoFundMe fundraising campaign to help Cheyenne’s family with medical bills and funeral costs.
The campaign aims to collect $7.5k, and $3,915 has already been collected.
Cheyenne’s family will honor her memory and have invited friends and loved ones to share memories on Sunday, April 13, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Kaatz Funeral Directors Richmond.
The funeral services will be held on Monday, April 14, 2025, at 3:00 p.m., with visiting at noon.
Cheyenne will always be remembered for her unforgettable contributions as a softball player and community service volunteer. Rest in Paradise, Cheyenne Grace Rashotte.
Cheyenne Is Lovingly Remembered By His parents, Lucas Rashotte And Keith McDonald, And Two Siblings
Cheyenne’s father, Lucas, passed away. Later, Keith tied the knot with Kirstin McDonald in 2015.
She grew up with her two siblings, Maci and Addisynn McDonald, whose identities have been kept private.
According to Keith’s Facebook handle, he went to Bartlett High School and has been working as an accounts payable administrator at Sequoia Tool and Manufacturing.
Recently, Cheyenne’s mother, Keith, took to her official Facebook handle to announce the death of her daughter. She wrote,
As many of you now know Kirstin and I lost Cheyenne in a car accident. She sustained a severe brain injury and the pressure in her brain just couldn’t be controlled. She passed away in our arms and surrounded by family. I really don’t know how I am going to get through this. It still just doesn’t seem real. I loved that girl more than anything in this world. She was my greatest inspiration and accomplishment as a Dad. As we try to get though these tuff times please just think about all the positivity and happiness brought to this world. Kirstin Mcdonald and I are in the planning faze of her services/funeral. As we complete these details we will make sure they get posted. Thank you to everyone that has reached out and supported us during this time. I know I haven’t responded to everyone yet but I will get there.
Keith McDonald
Close friends and relatives have offered their heartfelt condolences and prayers for Cheyenne’s family to stay strong in this heartbreaking moment.
In addition, Cheyenne shared a close bond with her parents, John and Lisa Ally.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Cheyenne Rashotte had five cousins: Brayden Westin, Gage, Londyn, and Bentley.
- Rashotte stood 5 feet 6 inches (167 cm) tall and weighed 58 kg (130 lbs).
- She also had great-grandparents Michael and Rose Loomis.
