Navy Veteran has "home for life" because people cared

Navy veteran in danger of becoming homeless allowed to keep his home
WXYZ News
Jane Park
Sep 26, 2014

HAMBURG TOWNSHIP - Ross Dahlberg admits his Hamburg Township home is too big for one person. But he says he wouldn't want to be anywhere else - it's the home he shared with his wife until the divorce two years ago.

"I cry a lot. I miss her," Dahlberg said.

The split was tough on him. He eventually fell behind on mortgage payments and being in and out of the hospital didn't help.

In March, Dahlberg's home was foreclosed and sold at a sheriff's auction.

Friday, Sept. 26 would have been the end of the six-month redemption period. Dahlberg and his beloved dog, Schatz, would have been out on the streets.

The story takes a turn with Josh Parish, a veterans benefits counselor with the Livingston County Veterans Services department. He gets many calls for help, but the one he got from Dahlberg six months ago was different.
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