Alma J. (Scott) Bluis, 68, of Manchester, died Thursday September 15, 2011 at Hartford Hospital with her family at her side. She was born March 2, 1943 in Hartford, daughter of the late Earle Scott and the late Lillian (Borgeson) Scott, Anderson and had lived in Manchester for most of her life. Alma was a 1961 Graduate of Manchester High School. While raising her family, she had worked at different jobs before earning her Bachelor Degree in Accounting from Eastern Connecticut State University. She then embarked on a successful career as a Certified Public Accountant, currently with the firm of Walsh, Merrill and Brousseau. Alma was a longtime, active member of Emanuel Lutheran Church in Manchester, she loved cooking, spending time with her grandchildren and the treasured tradition of making Gingerbread Houses at Christmas time which we will carry on in her honor. Alma was the loving mother of three children, Lynda Wilcox and her fiancé Walter Godfrey of East Hampton, James Blair and his wife Mary of Columbia, Wendy Bluis of Acushnet, MA., four beloved grandchildren, Joseph Sager, Alessandria Blair, James Blair Jr. and Erik Senna, her devoted sister and brother Nancy Scott of Manchester and Chuck Scott of Hebron. Other survivors include her extended family and numerous close friends. Alma's family wishes to extend their deepest gratitude for the compassionate care and support shown by the Hartford Hospital transplant team and all the nurses and staff of Center Ten and I.C.U. Funeral services will be held Wednesday September 21, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Emanuel Lutheran Church, 60 Church St., Manchester. Burial will be in the East Cemetery. Calling hours will be held Tuesday from 5-8 PM at the Watkins Funeral Home, 142 East Center St., Manchester. Memorial donations may be made to the Manchester Scholarship Fund, 20 Hartford Rd., Manchester, CT. 06040. To sign the online register book go to www.holmes-watkinsfuneralhomes.com