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Matthews International and the “Call to the Hall”

By Funeral Director Daily / February 2, 2024 /

  I’m a baseball fan and if you are a baseball player there is nothing so crowning to one’s career as what is termed as the “Call to The Hall”.  That phrase is known in baseball circles as what happens when an incredible talented player, coach, or other baseball executive is notified by the Baseball…

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Matthews and the Baseball Hall of Fame

By Funeral Director Daily / August 1, 2022 /

I’ve been a big baseball fan since I served as Batboy of the local town team back in the 1960’s.  I played the game (not real well), managed an adult team, and had my most memorable time coaching years of Little League. . .with the highlight being my 2011 12-year old team winning the Minnesota…

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Matthews records record sales, casket sales drop off

By Funeral Director Daily / August 9, 2021 /

Matthews International reported their 3rd Quarter 2021 sales recently and in doing so reported a record revenue for their 3rd Quarter (April-June) of $428.4 million, which is a 19.2% increase over the same period of 2020.  As you may know, Matthews International has three business segments, one of which is their Memorialization segment. The Memorialization…

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The Monument Business is Changing Too

By Funeral Director Daily / September 7, 2018 /

The accelerating trend over the past 20 years towards cremation as a method of final disposition has not only affected how funeral homes and cemeteries operate.  It has created issues with casket companies, burial vault companies, and monument dealers as well. I came across this article from Columbus CEO which exhibits some ways in which…

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