Donald Phillip Yale, 71, of New Britain, loving husband of Beverly J. (Embry) Yale, passed away early Tuesday morning at home. Born in Middletown, the son of the late Robert L. Yale Sr. and the late Catherine (Cunningham) Yale, he attended Berlin High School and was employed at The Hospital for Special Care for thirty-two years before his retirement. He was a member of Berlin Congregational Church, and was an avid Yankees fan. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert L. Yale Jr. and his wife Marjorie of Northboro, Massachusetts, and Richard and Mary Ann Yale of Berlin, a sister and brother-in-law, Eleanor and Gilbert Austin of Rockville, Maryland, and many nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held Friday at 11am at Berlin Congregational Church, 878 Worthington Ridge, Berlin. Burial will follow in Middlefield Cemetery. Friends and relatives are invited to call at the church on Friday from 10am until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Connecticut Chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association, 27 Allendale Drive, North Haven, Connecticut 06437. Porter’s Funeral Service in Kensington is assisting Don’s family.