Trent Nielsen

Managing Partner & Funeral Director

Trent grew up in Puyallup, Washington. While attending Pierce College in the fall of 2003, he was introduced to service in the funeral profession and began working at Curnow Funeral Home in Sumner, WA. His first work assignments for the funeral home were delivering paper death certificates to doctors offices, transporting families' loved ones, and assisting people with their pre-planning needs.

Trent served as a Spanish-speaking missionary in Guatemala for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2005-2007.

After graduating with a Business Management degree from Brigham Young University-Idaho in 2010, Trent returned to Washington and continued his work in funeral service. In 2013, Trent was blessed with the opportunity to oversee Funeral Alternatives of Washington, a rapidly growing funeral home with multiple locations in the Puget Sound area.

In October 2018, Trent was asked to become the managing partner of Hennessey Valley Funeral Home & Crematory. Trent focuses on providing high-quality and innovative service to the families being served.

Trent and his wife Amy have five children. The Nielsens live, work, and worship in Spokane Valley and absolutely love what the beautiful area has to offer.

Trent is a licensed Funeral Director and a Certified Crematory Operator in Washington State.

Aileen Fields

Funeral Director

Serving the Spokane Catholic community since 1997, Aileen G. Fields SFO, joined Hennessey Funeral Homes as an Ambassador and licensed advanced planning specialist in 2016. Former Parish Council member at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, Development Officer at Immaculate Heart Retreat Center, Marketing/Sales Representative for Catholic Cemeteries, and owner of Abbas Catholic Bookstores in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene.

Aileen has a special love for taking care of families and their needs at the end of life and is currently working to become accredited as a funeral director.

Aileen also serves the Catholic Priesthood by fostering and promoting vocations to the Priesthood as a Serran. She previously served as Serra International's District Governor for all of Eastern Washington/Northern Idaho, the Program Chair for the Serra USA Council, and a member of the Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church Advisory Council.

In her free time, Aileen is an avid canner in summer, specializing in salsa and spaghetti sauce, and raises doberman pinschers.

Vince Pendergrass

Crematory Operator

Vince was born and raised in Spokane and is the oldest of three boys. He graduated from Central Valley High School in 1999. After graduation, Vince served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cincinnati, Ohio and Southeastern Kentucky from 1999 to 2001.

Vince attended Spokane Community College. He studied carpentry for one year then earned an associate degree in criminal justice in 2006. Vince works with the young men in the church and has served as an assistant scout leader.

Vince and his wife Renee have three children. They fostered their two oldest before adopting them. Vince enjoys hunting, fishing, camping, traveling, and spending time with the family.

In February 2022, Vince joined Hennessey Valley as a certified crematory operator.

Christine King

Ambassador

Kamai VanAken

Ambassador

Rick Sparrow

Ambassador

Allie Green

Office Coordinator

Allie was raised and attended school in the Spokane Valley area. She started working for Hennessey Valley Funeral Home in 2000, while attending the Community Colleges of Spokane to earn her A.A. towards a degree in Social Work. At that time she worked as a Receptionist, Bookkeeper and met with families as an Apprentice Funeral Director. She had the privilege of working with Mr. Chuck Hennessey, and fondly remembers his smile, charisma and positive energy.

Allie left Hennessey’s in 2005, to focus on caring for her new family. During that time, she volunteered for the Spokane County Juvenile Court and served the community as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for Abused and Neglected children. She later went on to work for several Non-Profits, and served children and their families, as well as the elder population here in Spokane. She has worked for Human Resource, Quality and in Project Management.

In 2023, Allie was called back into service at Hennessey Valley Funeral Home. She considers it a great honor, to be entrusted with the care of families and their loved ones. Allie lost her mother at a young age, and because she wasn’t allowed to view the body and didn’t attend a Service, she found it difficult to move through her grief. She learned the significance of a visual confirmation of death when saying goodbye and the healing that comes from honoring a life lived, in a unique and meaningful way. She finds purpose in helping those we serve, create memorable experiences that will last them a lifetime.

Hannah Macey

Aftercare Ambassador

Hannah works as part of our aftercare program reaching out to our families after services to check-in on their well being. Her greatest passion is to help and serve those in her community. She also enjoys gardening, reading, and spending time with family.

Cal Archer

Ambassador